CVE-2018-8431: microsoft microsoft sharepoint Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-8431 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in microsoft microsoft sharepoint. EPSS estimates a 2.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 13-09-2018PublishedVulnerability 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 Server, Microsoft SharePoint. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8428.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
2.25%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
83%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.25% on 18-09-2026
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 sharepointEnterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1 | Enterprise Server 2016
- microsoft sharepoint server2010 Service Pack 2
- sharepoint_enterprise_server2013:sp1 | 2016
- sharepoint_server2010:sp2
1 vendor · 4 products
References
3 links- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8431X Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory