Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 SP1/2016/2019 Application Package origin validation
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 SP1/2016/2019 (Groupware Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Application Package Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-346. The product does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was presented 10/13/2020 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-16952. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:
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 version of SharePoint. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how SharePoint checks the source markup of application packages.
It is declared as proof-of-concept.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
See VDB-130777, VDB-130778, VDB-153177 and VDB-153178 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Origin validationCWE: CWE-346 / CWE-345
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timeline
08/04/2020 🔍10/13/2020 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2020-16952 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 10/14/2020 10:10Updated: 11/19/2020 08:40
Changes: 10/14/2020 10:10 (33), 10/14/2020 10:14 (20), 11/18/2020 07:31 (3), 11/19/2020 08:37 (2), 11/19/2020 08:40 (15)
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