Cross-site scripting in Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Microsoft SharePoint Server allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way that it sanitizes a specially crafted web request to an affected SharePoint server, aka "SharePoint Server XSS Vulnerability".
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05377 92nd 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 | Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 VendorMicrosoft Affected Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8569
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hq49-pqh6-q532
More Microsoft Sharepoint Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-42212 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-37256 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-16982 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-33671 Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-13749 Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-00394 Improper input validation in Microsoft SharePoint Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-8569 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-8569 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hq49-pqh6-q532 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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