CVE-2020-16950 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-16950: Microsoft SharePoint Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Vendor Microsoft
Product Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019
Published October 16, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

5.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

What the vulnerability does

01Description

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft SharePoint Server handles objects in memory.</p>

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 16, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated