CVE-2018-0790 Privilege escalation in Microsoft SharePoint
Attackers can exploit improper web request handling in Microsoft SharePoint to elevate privileges on the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-0790?
CVE-2018-0790 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server, published on 10 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016 allow an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way web requests are handled, aka "Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0789.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0790?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server, Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0790?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0790 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-0790 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0790 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server
- CVE-2019-0604 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2023-24955 Microsoft SharePoint Server Code Injection
- CVE-2025-49706 Microsoft SharePoint Improper Authentication
- CVE-2020-1210 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-1595 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-39vx-9pp6-gfpg.