Cross-site scripting in Microsoft SharePoint
Priority LOW 33CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint software fails to properly sanitize a specially crafted requests, aka "Microsoft SharePoint XSS vulnerability".
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03263 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8551
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8cr9-r7p7-cphf
More Microsoft Project Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-05989 Code injection in Microsoft .NET Framework CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2009-00094 Microsoft Project 2000 SR1 and 2002 SP1, and Office Project 2003 SP3, does not properly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2015-02200 Microsoft Access 2007 SP3, Excel 2007 SP3, InfoPath 2007 SP3, OneNote 2007 SP3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2014-00243 Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP3; SharePoint Server 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2017-00256 Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, Office 2016, Office Online… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2006-06361 projectserver/logon/pdsrequest.asp in Microsoft Project Server 2003 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-8551 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-8551 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8cr9-r7p7-cphf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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