CVE-2023-21717
HighCVSS 8.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk63th percentile - higher than 63% of all known CVEs
Summary
Elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server. Allows an attacker to gain higher privileges in the SharePoint environment.
Risk Assessment
Risk of unauthorized data access and portal integrity compromise.
Recommendation
Apply security updates for SharePoint Server.
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Microsoft SharePoint Server has an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to improper sanitization of a specially crafted web request to an affected SharePoint server.
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- CVE-2021-34467High
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- CVE-2021-34519Medium
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- CVE-2021-27076High
Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server. Details are not provided in the description.
- CVE-2020-1069High
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- CVE-2023-36894Medium
A vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server allows for information disclosure, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data.
- CVE-2023-36892High
A vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server allows for spoofing, which may lead to unauthorized access to user data. An attacker can exploit this flaw to impersonate a trusted source.
- CVE-2023-36891High
A vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server allows for spoofing, potentially leading to unauthorized access to user data. An attacker could exploit this flaw to impersonate a trusted source.
Original NVD description (English source)
Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability