CVE-2019-0562: Medium severity microsoft sharepoint enterprise server 2016 vulnerability

Published Jan 8, 2019

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 Server, Microsoft SharePoint.

Affected Software

3 affected components

Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server=2013-sp1

Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server=2016

Microsoft SharePoint Server=2019

Remediation

Patch Available

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0562

Event History

Jan 8, 2019

CVE Published

via MITRE·09:00 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·09:00 PM

DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-0562?

CVE-2019-0562 has a severity rating of Important according to Microsoft.

How does CVE-2019-0562 affect Microsoft SharePoint servers?

CVE-2019-0562 allows an attacker to elevate their privileges on affected SharePoint servers.

How do I fix CVE-2019-0562?

To remediate CVE-2019-0562, Microsoft recommends applying the latest security updates available for your version of SharePoint.

Which versions of SharePoint are affected by CVE-2019-0562?

CVE-2019-0562 affects Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 SP1, SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, and SharePoint Server 2019.

What is the nature of the vulnerability described in CVE-2019-0562?

CVE-2019-0562 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability caused by improper sanitization of web requests in SharePoint.