CVE-2018-8580 Information disclosure in Microsoft SharePoint
Attackers can exploit search function modes to disclose sensitive information via cross-site search attacks in Microsoft SharePoint.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-8580?
CVE-2018-8580 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Server, published on 12 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists where certain modes of the search function in Microsoft SharePoint Server are vulnerable to cross-site search attacks (a variant of cross-site request forgery, CSRF), aka "Microsoft SharePoint Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft SharePoint.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8580?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Sharepoint Server.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8580?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8580 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-8580 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8580 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-20963 Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2025-53770 Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2023-29357 Microsoft SharePoint Server Privilege Escalation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-phxm-v2jv-4gg8.