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Microsoft CVE-2020-16946: Microsoft Office SharePoint XSS Vulnerability

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Microsoft CVE-2020-16946: Microsoft Office SharePoint XSS Vulnerability

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
10/13/2020
Created
10/14/2020
Added
10/13/2020
Modified
01/03/2024

Description

A cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected SharePoint server, aka 'Microsoft Office SharePoint XSS Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-16945.

Solution(s)

  • msft-kb4486694-7b657f8f-a343-430d-b338-aa5468a81e7a
  • msft-kb4486708-6cd99302-8cb9-4ad4-8709-db9da6e5a823

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