CVE-2018-8480 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016 that arises from improper sanitization of specially crafted web requests. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited over the network with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction and low privileges, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage. It is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog or any hotlists.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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