Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft SharePoint Server - CVE-2021-1712
Published: January 12, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49397
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1712
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Microsoft SharePoint Server
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1712
Install updates from vendor's website.