CVE-2020-1289 Cross-site scripting in Microsoft SharePoint Foundation

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can spoof content in Microsoft SharePoint via unsanitized web requests, potentially misleading users or bypassing security controls.

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-2020-1289?

CVE-2020-1289 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation, published on 9 Jun 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 spoofing vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected SharePoint server, aka 'Microsoft SharePoint Spoofing Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1148.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1289?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation.

How do I fix CVE-2020-1289?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1289 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-2020-1289 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6xm9-cw9g-fx5m.

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