CVE-2018-8498 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server 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 remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2016CPE 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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