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Medium · 5.4 CVE-2020-1101 EUVD-2020-11989GHSA-hxrp-jcc5-2gjh

Microsoft Office SharePoint XSS Vulnerability

Published May 21, 2020 · Updated Aug 19, 2026 · Assigned by microsoft

Description

A cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected SharePoint server. An authenticated attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to an affected SharePoint server.
The attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could then perform cross-site scripting attacks on affected systems and run script in the security context of the current user. The attacks could allow the attacker to read content that the attacker is not authorized to read, use the victim's identity to take actions on the SharePoint site on behalf of the user, such as change permissions and delete content, and inject malicious content in the browser of the user.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by helping to ensure that SharePoint Server properly sanitizes web requests.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 16.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1 15.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 16.0.0 – < publication publication

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