5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-8480
Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 10, 2018, 1:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:13 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-8480 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft sharepoint_server
2 Microsoft sharepoint_enterprise_server_2016
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-8480.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105493 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041835 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8480 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105493 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041835 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8480 Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-8480 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105493
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041835
    Added Reference https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8480
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-264 CWE-79
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 27, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8480 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8480 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105493 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105493 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041835 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041835 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041835 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105493 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-8480 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-8480 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.62 }} 1.03%

score

0.87106

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability