{
  "cveId": "CVE-2018-8568",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8568",
  "summary": "CVE-2018-8568 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by KB4461483, released November 13, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.",
  "title": "Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
  "description": "\u003Cp\u003EAn elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected SharePoint server. An authenticated attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to an affected SharePoint server.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could then perform cross-site scripting attacks on affected systems and run script in the security context of the current user. These attacks could allow the attacker to read content that the attacker is not authorized to read, use the victim\u0027s identity to take actions on the SharePoint site on behalf of the user, such as change permissions and delete content, and inject malicious content in the browser of the user.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe security update addresses the vulnerability by helping to ensure that SharePoint Server properly sanitizes web requests.\u003C/p\u003E",
  "published": "2018-11-13T14:00:00Z",
  "severity": "Important",
  "epss": 0.02257,
  "epssPercentile": 0.83034,
  "priority": "High",
  "priorityTier": 3,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "exploitabilityAssessment": "Exploitation Less Likely",
  "vendorAdvisory": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8568",
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB4461483",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb4461483",
      "released": "2018-11-13T14:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB4461501",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb4461501",
      "released": "2018-11-13T14:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB4461513",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb4461513",
      "released": "2018-11-13T14:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-07T12:40:37Z"
}