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Microsoft CVE-2019-1491: Microsoft SharePoint Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Microsoft CVE-2019-1491: Microsoft SharePoint Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/17/2019
Created
12/20/2019
Added
12/18/2019
Modified
02/27/2023

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint when an attacker uploads a specially crafted file to the SharePoint Server. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially leverage SharePoint functionality to obtain SMB hashes. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how SharePoint checks file content.

Solution(s)

  • msft-kb4484157-f91ec2b3-22e0-4cc8-b62e-b64d547c4d4b
  • msft-kb4484165-18b29326-1e49-471c-8a63-2a6c6ed3f799

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