CVE-2013-0081 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Microsoft SharePoint by sending a crafted URL that hangs the W3WP process.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-0081?
CVE-2013-0081 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation, published on 11 Sep 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 SP3 and SharePoint Server 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, and 2013 do not properly process unassigned workflows, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (W3WP process hang) via a crafted URL, aka "SharePoint Denial of Service Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0081?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation, Microsoft Sharepoint Portal Server, Microsoft Sharepoint Server, Microsoft Sharepoint Services.
How do I fix CVE-2013-0081?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-0081 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-0081 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0081 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation
- CVE-2014-2816 Privilege escalation in n/a
- CVE-2023-21742 Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-21744 Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-44690 Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-41036 Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3xgv-2qr4-qv6r.