What is the severity of CVE-2018-8488?

CVE-2018-8488 is rated as a medium severity elevation of privilege vulnerability.

How do I fix CVE-2018-8488?

To fix CVE-2018-8488, apply the latest security updates provided by Microsoft for affected SharePoint versions.

What types of SharePoint versions are affected by CVE-2018-8488?

CVE-2018-8488 affects Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 SP1 and 2016.

What are the potential consequences of not addressing CVE-2018-8488?

Not addressing CVE-2018-8488 could allow attackers to elevate their privileges and gain unauthorized access to system resources.

Is CVE-2018-8488 easily exploitable?

CVE-2018-8488 can be exploited through specially crafted web requests, making it a concern for SharePoint server environments.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2018-8488

medium

5.4

CWE

10/10/2018

5/8/2024

CVE-2018-8488: XSS

First published: Wed Oct 10 2018(Updated: )

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected SharePoint server, aka "Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft SharePoint. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8480, CVE-2018-8498, CVE-2018-8518.

Credit: secure@microsoft.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server	=2013-sp1
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server	=2016

Remedy

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8488

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-8488?
CVE-2018-8488 is rated as a medium severity elevation of privilege vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8488?
To fix CVE-2018-8488, apply the latest security updates provided by Microsoft for affected SharePoint versions.
What types of SharePoint versions are affected by CVE-2018-8488?
CVE-2018-8488 affects Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 SP1 and 2016.
What are the potential consequences of not addressing CVE-2018-8488?
Not addressing CVE-2018-8488 could allow attackers to elevate their privileges and gain unauthorized access to system resources.
Is CVE-2018-8488 easily exploitable?
CVE-2018-8488 can be exploited through specially crafted web requests, making it a concern for SharePoint server environments.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-8488?
CVE-2018-8488 is rated as a medium severity elevation of privilege vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8488?
To fix CVE-2018-8488, apply the latest security updates provided by Microsoft for affected SharePoint versions.
What types of SharePoint versions are affected by CVE-2018-8488?
CVE-2018-8488 affects Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 SP1 and 2016.
What are the potential consequences of not addressing CVE-2018-8488?
Not addressing CVE-2018-8488 could allow attackers to elevate their privileges and gain unauthorized access to system resources.
Is CVE-2018-8488 easily exploitable?
CVE-2018-8488 can be exploited through specially crafted web requests, making it a concern for SharePoint server environments.