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

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Oct 13, 2020
Added
Oct 13, 2020
Modified
Jan 3, 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

msft-kb4486694-7b657f8f-a343-430d-b338-aa5468a81e7a
Title
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