Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint Server when it fails to properly identify and filter unsafe ASP.Net web controls. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could use a specially crafted page to perform actions in the security context of the SharePoint application pool process.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated user must create and invoke a specially crafted page on an affected version of Microsoft SharePoint Server.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft SharePoint Server handles processing of created content.</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 Foundation 2010 Service Pack 2 | 13.0.0 to before publication | publication | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1 | 15.0.0 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 Foundation 2010 Service Pack 2 VendorMicrosoft Affected 13.0.0 to before publication Fixed in publication Patch available CNA
- Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1 VendorMicrosoft Affected 15.0.0 to before publication Fixed in publication Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| 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_foundation:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2010 sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_foundation:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013 sp1 | 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_foundation:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2010 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_foundation:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013 sp1 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 Foundation 2010 Service Pack 2 (Microsoft) Fixed in publication
- Fix · CNA Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1 (Microsoft) Fixed in publication
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-1460
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g6v8-9xmp-8q7p
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-2020-1460 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-1460 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g6v8-9xmp-8q7p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences