Spoofing attack in Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft SharePoint Foundation - CVE-2020-17115
Published: December 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48837
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17115
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data in Microsoft SharePoint. A remote authenticated attacker can spoof page content.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-17115
Install updates from vendor's website.