What is the severity of CVE-2020-1454?

CVE-2020-1454 is rated as an important severity vulnerability, indicating a moderate level of risk to affected systems.

How can CVE-2020-1454 be mitigated?

To mitigate CVE-2020-1454, it is recommended to apply the latest security updates provided by Microsoft for affected SharePoint Server versions.

Who is affected by CVE-2020-1454?

CVE-2020-1454 affects users of Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 and SharePoint Server 2019.

What kind of attack can exploit CVE-2020-1454?

An authenticated attacker could exploit CVE-2020-1454 by sending a specially crafted request to an affected SharePoint server.

What should organizations do if they are using the affected SharePoint versions related to CVE-2020-1454?

Organizations should immediately review their SharePoint deployment and implement the provided patches and updates to address CVE-2020-1454.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2020-1454

medium

5.4

CWE

14/7/2020

28/2/2025

CVE-2020-1454: XSS

First published: Tue Jul 14 2020(Updated: )

This vulnerability is caused when SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted request to an affected SharePoint server.An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to an affected SharePoint server, aka 'Microsoft SharePoint Reflective XSS Vulnerability'.

Credit: secure@microsoft.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016	=2016
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010	=2019
	=2016
	=2019

Remedy

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1454

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Reference Links

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1454

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-1454?
CVE-2020-1454 is rated as an important severity vulnerability, indicating a moderate level of risk to affected systems.
How can CVE-2020-1454 be mitigated?
To mitigate CVE-2020-1454, it is recommended to apply the latest security updates provided by Microsoft for affected SharePoint Server versions.
Who is affected by CVE-2020-1454?
CVE-2020-1454 affects users of Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 and SharePoint Server 2019.
What kind of attack can exploit CVE-2020-1454?
An authenticated attacker could exploit CVE-2020-1454 by sending a specially crafted request to an affected SharePoint server.
What should organizations do if they are using the affected SharePoint versions related to CVE-2020-1454?
Organizations should immediately review their SharePoint deployment and implement the provided patches and updates to address CVE-2020-1454.

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