CVE-2020-1318Network attack vector

Cross-site scripting via unsanitized web request

Published Jun 9, 2020 · Updated Feb 28, 2025

Cross-site scripting in Microsoft SharePoint products allows remote authenticated users to run script in another user's browser via a crafted request. Microsoft has not published the affected request handler or exact sanitization failure; the record states only that SharePoint improperly sanitizes the request. Exploitation requires authenticated access and victim interaction, enabling script execution in the victim's SharePoint context and limited data access or modification.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability1.49%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in Microsoft SharePoint products allows remote authenticated users to run script in another user's browser via a crafted request. Microsoft has not published the affected request handler or exact sanitization failure; the record states only that SharePoint improperly sanitizes the request. Exploitation requires authenticated access and victim interaction, enabling script execution in the victim's SharePoint context and limited data access or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-1318
Published
Jun 9, 2020
Updated
Feb 28, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 9, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2019

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Microsoft SharePoint Serverversion=2019
Microsoft · Microsoft SharePoint Foundationversion=2010 Service Pack 2; version=2013 Service Pack 1
Microsoft · Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Serverversion=2013 Service Pack 1; version=2016

Published CVSS scores

5.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
5.4CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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