CVE-2020-16952

Summary

<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint when the software fails to check the source markup of an application package. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the SharePoint application pool and the SharePoint server farm account.</p> <p>Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user uploads a specially crafted SharePoint application package to an affected version of SharePoint.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how SharePoint checks the source markup of application packages.</p>

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
MicrosoftMicrosoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 201616.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftMicrosoft SharePoint Server 201916.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftMicrosoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 115.0.0 < publicationaffected

Weaknesses

  • Remote Code Execution

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

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