CVE-2018-8156: microsoft microsoft project server Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-8156 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in microsoft microsoft project server. EPSS estimates a 2.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 09-05-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected SharePoint server, aka "Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Project Server. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8149, CVE-2018-8155, CVE-2018-8168.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
2.80%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
86%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.05 pp
From 2.85% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Microsoft4 products
- microsoft project server2010 Service Pack 2 | 2013 Service Pack 1
- microsoft sharepointEnterprise Server 2016
- project_server2010:sp2 | 2013:sp1
- sharepoint_server2016
1 vendor · 4 products
References
3 links- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8156X Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory