VDB-119481 · CVE-2018-8254 · BID 104325

Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server, SharePoint Foundation and Project Server (Groupware Software) (unknown version). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity.

The bug was discovered 06/12/2018. The weakness was released 06/12/2018 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated with Microsoft. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-8254 since 03/14/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected SharePoint server. An authenticated attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to an affected SharePoint server.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110497 (Security Updates for Microsoft Sharepoint Server (June 2018)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110319 (Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps Security Update June 2018).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (110497). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 119475, 119476, 119477 and 119478.

Productinfo

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Groupware Software

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Microsoft

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commercial

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 110497
Nessus Name: Security Updates for Microsoft Sharepoint Server (June 2018)
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03/14/2018 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-8254 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1041106
SecurityFocus: 104325 - Microsoft SharePoint Server CVE-2018-8254 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2018 18:57
Updated: 03/27/2023 09:14
Changes: 06/13/2018 18:57 (71), 02/19/2020 07:29 (5), 03/27/2023 09:14 (5)
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