8.9
HIGH
CVE-2020-1523
Microsoft SharePoint Server Profile Data Tampering Vulnerability
Description

<p>A tampering vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server fails to properly handle profile data. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could modify a targeted user's profile data.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would need to be authenticated on an affected SharePoint Server. The attacker would then need to send a specially modified request to the server, targeting a specific user.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how Microsoft SharePoint Server handles profile data.</p>

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 11, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 31, 2023, 10:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-1523 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-1523 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
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1523 Patch Vendor Advisory

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Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Born at : June 15, 2020, 2:56 p.m. This repo has been linked 692 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-1523 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A tampering vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server fails to properly handle profile data, aka 'Microsoft SharePoint Server Tampering Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1440. <p>A tampering vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server fails to properly handle profile data. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could modify a targeted user's profile data.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would need to be authenticated on an affected SharePoint Server. The attacker would then need to send a specially modified request to the server, targeting a specific user.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how Microsoft SharePoint Server handles profile data.</p>
    Added CVSS V3.1 Microsoft Corporation AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 17, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1523 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1523 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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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-2020-1523 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.10 }} -0.04%

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0.42199

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