CVE-2020-1198 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Microsoft SharePoint Server, SharePoint Foundation, and SharePoint Enterprise Server. An authenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted web request, allowing them to execute scripts in the context of the current user. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, enabling attackers to read unauthorized content, perform actions on behalf of the user, and inject malicious content. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_foundation:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_foundation:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2019CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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