Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 SP2/2013 SP1/2016/2019 Markup Application Package code download

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 SP2/2013 SP1/2016/2019. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Markup Handler. The manipulation as part of Application Package results in code download. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2020-1576. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 SP2/2013 SP1/2016/2019 (Groupware Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Markup Handler. The manipulation as part of a Application Package leads to a code download vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-494. The product downloads source code or an executable from a remote location and executes the code without sufficiently verifying the origin and integrity of the code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

<p>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.</p> <p>Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user uploads a specially crafted SharePoint application package to an affected version of SharePoint.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how SharePoint checks the source markup of application packages.</p>

The weakness was shared 09/08/2020 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-1576. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1495 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. 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.

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

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• Groupware Software

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• Microsoft

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• SharePoint Server

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• 2010 SP2
• 2013 SP1
• 2016
• 2019

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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