Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-16943. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. There is no available exploit. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce. An unauthenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could update data without proper authorization.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would need to send a specially crafted request to an affected server.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce performs authorization checks.</p>

The weakness was presented 10/13/2020 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-16943. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1548.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce. An unauthenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could update data without proper authorization. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would need to send a specially crafted request to an affected server. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce performs authorization checks.

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.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Local: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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08/04/2020 🔍
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02/25/2026 +1959 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-16943 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-16943
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-162558

Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2020 08:53
Updated: 02/25/2026 00:27
Changes: 10/14/2020 08:53 (18), 10/14/2020 08:54 (16), 10/14/2020 08:57 (17), 11/17/2020 08:33 (3), 11/18/2020 20:42 (2), 11/18/2020 20:45 (14), 02/25/2026 00:27 (29)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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