CVE-2020-1049 Cross-site scripting in Dynamics 365 Server, version 9.0 (on-premises)

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the context of a Microsoft Dynamics 365 on-premises server via a crafted web request.

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-2020-1049?

CVE-2020-1049 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Server, version 9.0 (on-premises), published on 15 Apr 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A cross site scripting vulnerability exists when Microsoft Dynamics 365 (on-premises) does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected Dynamics server, aka 'Microsoft Dynamics 365 (On-Premise) Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1050.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1049?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Dynamics 365 Server.

How do I fix CVE-2020-1049?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1049 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-2020-1049 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1049 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5h5f-c5gc-7x43.

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