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CVE-2020-1025 — An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server and Skype for Business Server improperly handle OAuth token validation. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could bypass authentication and achieve improper access. To exploit thi

CVSS
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EPSS
13.80% (top 5.80%)
CWE
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Published
2020-07-14T22:53:56.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T06:24:59.514Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server and Skype for Business Server improperly handle OAuth token validation. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could bypass authentication and achieve improper access. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to modify the token. The update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftSkype for Business Server 2019 CU27.0.0
MicrosoftSkype for Business Server 2015 CU 82015 CU 8
MicrosoftMicrosoft Lync Server 20130
MicrosoftMicrosoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 201616.0.0
MicrosoftMicrosoft SharePoint Server 201916.0.0
MicrosoftMicrosoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 115.0.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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