CVE-2020-1505: Microsoft SharePoint Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
N/A
Category
Information Disclosure
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
Less Likely
Patch Tuesday
2020-Aug
Released
2020-08-11
EPSS Score
1.17% (percentile: 78.7%)

Description

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. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft SharePoint Server handles objects in memory.

FAQ

What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability? The type of information that could be disclosed if an attacker successfully exploited this vulnerability is sensitive information.

Affected Products (4)

Microsoft Office

  • Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019
  • Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2

Security Updates (4)

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://twitter.com/secretlyhidden1">Cameron Vincent</a>

Revision History

  • 2020-08-11: Information published.