CVE-2020-1298 Cross-site scripting in Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server

Medium 5.4 Published 9 Jun 2020 Updated 28 Feb 2025

An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in a victim's browser via a crafted request to Microsoft SharePoint Server.

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-2020-1298?

CVE-2020-1298 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server, 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 cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected SharePoint server, aka 'Microsoft Office SharePoint XSS Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1177, CVE-2020-1183, CVE-2020-1297, CVE-2020-1318, CVE-2020-1320.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1298?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server, Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation, Microsoft Sharepoint Server.

How do I fix CVE-2020-1298?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1298 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-2020-1298 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1298 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-hq3x-94mj-hpmp.