CVE-2014-4116 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can inject scripts via modified lists in SharePoint, leading to privilege escalation and potential code execution.

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-2014-4116?

CVE-2014-4116 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation, published on 11 Nov 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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 SP2 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a modified list, aka "SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4116?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation.

How do I fix CVE-2014-4116?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4116 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2014-4116 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4116 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mh5r-j3qx-g2vw.

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