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Microsoft SharePoint: CVE-2020-16944: Microsoft SharePoint Reflective XSS Vulnerability

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Microsoft SharePoint: CVE-2020-16944: Microsoft SharePoint Reflective XSS Vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
10/16/2020
Created
05/16/2023
Added
05/15/2023
Modified
01/03/2024

Description

This vulnerability is caused when SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted request to an affected SharePoint server.An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to an affected SharePoint server, aka 'Microsoft SharePoint Reflective XSS Vulnerability'.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-sharepoint-sharepoint_2016-kb4486677
  • microsoft-sharepoint-sharepoint_2019-kb4486676

References

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