Summary
Impact: Elevation of Privilege. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.
Details
According to the CVSS metric, privileges required is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
The attacker must be authenticated to the target site, with the permission to use Manage Lists within SharePoint.
How could an attacker exploit the vulnerability?
In a network-based attack, an authenticated attacker with Manage List permissions could execute code remotely on the SharePoint Server.
I am running SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1. Do I need to install all the updates that are listed for SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1?
No. Customers running SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1 should install either of the following:
Cumulative update (ubersrv13). Note that this update also includes the *srvloc2013 update, Both of the security updates (sts2013 AND *loc2013), which are the same updates as for Foundation Server 2013
Please note that this is a clarification of the existing servicing model for SharePoint Server 2013 and applies for all previous updates.
I am running SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1. Do I need to install all the updates that are listed for SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1 ?
Yes, customers running SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1 should install both of the security updates. The updates can be installed in any order.
Security updates
16.0.5383.1000 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002350
16.0.5383.1000 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002325
15.0.5529.1000 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002346
15.0.5529.1000 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002347
15.0.5529.1000 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002312
16.0.10395.20001 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002342
16.0.10395.20001 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002330
16.0.15601.20478 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002353
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 8.8
Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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References
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CVE-2023-21717 Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - HTML
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21717
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Microsoft Exploitability Index
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/exploitability-index?rtc=1
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Microsoft Support Lifecycle
https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle
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Common Vulnerability Scoring System
https://www.first.org/cvss