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Microsoft CVE-2018-8300: Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Microsoft CVE-2018-8300: Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/10/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/10/2018
Modified
02/27/2023

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint when the software fails to check the source markup of an application package. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the SharePoint application pool and the SharePoint server farm account. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user uploads a specially crafted SharePoint application package to an affected versions of SharePoint. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how SharePoint checks the source markup of application packages.

Solution(s)

  • msft-kb4022243-573f4064-40d7-46b0-acf0-f1fff061a4b7

References

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