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Microsoft SharePoint: CVE-2020-1440: Microsoft SharePoint Server Tampering Vulnerability

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Microsoft SharePoint: CVE-2020-1440: Microsoft SharePoint Server Tampering Vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/11/2020
Created
05/16/2023
Added
05/15/2023
Modified
01/14/2025

Description

<p>A tampering vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server fails to properly handle profile data. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could modify a targeted user's profile data.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would need to be authenticated on an affected SharePoint Server. The attacker would then need to send a specially modified request to the server, targeting a specific user.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how Microsoft SharePoint Server handles profile data.</p>

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-sharepoint-sharepoint_2016-kb4484506
  • microsoft-sharepoint-sharepoint_2019-kb4484505

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