CVE-2023-29357 — Microsoft SharePoint Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

01What is this vulnerability?

Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

02Affected products

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-01-10. Ransomware use: Known.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

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

• Published: 2023-06-13T23:26:02.860Z
• Last modified: 2025-10-21T23:05:46.015Z
• Added to CISA KEV: 2024-01-10
• BOD 22-01 due: 2024-01-31

09References

• msrc.microsoft.com — https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29357