Microsoft SharePoint Server Tampering Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
<p>A tampering vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server fails to properly handle profile data. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could modify a targeted user's profile data.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would need to be authenticated on an affected SharePoint Server. The attacker would then need to send a specially modified request to the server, targeting a specific user.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how Microsoft SharePoint Server handles profile data.</p>
Why it matters now
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 | 16.0.0 to before publication | publication | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1 | 15.0.0 to before publication | publication | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 | 16.0.0 to before publication | publication | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2 | 13.0.0.0 to before publication | publication | Patch available | CNA |
- Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 VendorMicrosoft Affected 16.0.0 to before publication Fixed in publication Patch available CNA
- Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1 VendorMicrosoft Affected 15.0.0 to before publication Fixed in publication Patch available CNA
- Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 VendorMicrosoft Affected 16.0.0 to before publication Fixed in publication Patch available CNA
- Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2 VendorMicrosoft Affected 13.0.0.0 to before publication Fixed in publication Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2016 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2010 sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2019 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2016 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2010 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2019 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 (Microsoft) Fixed in publication
- Fix · CNA Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1 (Microsoft) Fixed in publication
- Fix · CNA Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 (Microsoft) Fixed in publication
- Fix · CNA Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2 (Microsoft) Fixed in publication
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-1440
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5r4c-r95m-h54g
More Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-00394 Improper input validation in Microsoft SharePoint Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-01112 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in .NET Framework, Microsoft SharePoint, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-08774 Memory corruption in Microsoft Office KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-10439 Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-08100 Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-31676 Microsoft SharePoint Server Spoofing Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-1440 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-1440 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5r4c-r95m-h54g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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