CVE-2020-17089

Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3 7.1 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.0 MEDIUM

7.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17089
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17089	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_foundation:2010:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_foundation:2013:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2016::::enterprise:::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2019:::::::*

History

28 Aug 2025, 23:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17089 -

Information

Published : 2020-12-10 00:15

Updated : 2025-08-28 23:15

NVD link : CVE-2020-17089

Mitre link : CVE-2020-17089

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-17089

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

sharepoint_foundation
sharepoint_server

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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