#VU49397 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft SharePoint Server - CVE-2021-1712 

 

#VU49397 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft SharePoint Server - CVE-2021-1712

Published: January 12, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU49397
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1712
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Software vendor:
Microsoft

Description

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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