CVE-2019-1202: microsoft microsoft sharepoint enterprise server 2016

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-1202 is a medium (CVSS 4.4) vulnerability in microsoft microsoft sharepoint enterprise server 2016. EPSS estimates a 1.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-08-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way Microsoft SharePoint handles session objects. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could hijack the session of another user. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker could run a specially crafted application. The security update corrects how SharePoint handles session objects to prevent user session hijacking.

• CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorThe product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.