CVE-2018-8480

low-risk
Published 2018-10-10

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. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8488, CVE-2018-8498, CVE-2018-8518.

Do I need to act?

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0.90% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 5.4/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105493
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041835
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8480
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105493
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041835
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8480
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low-risk
Severity 21/34 · High
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal