CVE-2014-2816 Privilege escalation in n/a
Authenticated users can escalate privileges by installing a malicious SharePoint app that executes custom actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-2816?
CVE-2014-2816 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation, published on 12 Aug 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Gold and SP1 and SharePoint Foundation 2013 Gold and SP1 allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse app that executes a custom action in the context of the SharePoint extensibility model, aka "SharePoint Page Content Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2816?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation, Microsoft Sharepoint Server.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2816?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2816 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-2816 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2816 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation
- 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
- CVE-2022-41037 Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-366m-7h4q-23vx.