CVE-2020-16942 json
Microsoft SharePoint Information Disclosure Vulnerability
published 2020-10-16 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-8900
- cvss
- 4.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server improperly discloses its folder structure when rendering specific web pages. An attacker who took advantage of this information disclosure could view the folder path of scripts loaded on the page.</p> <p>To take advantage of the vulnerability, an attacker would require access to the specific SharePoint page affected by this vulnerability.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how scripts are referenced on some SharePoint pages.</p>
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
- Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019
- Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1
References
-
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16942
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-16942
- NVD CVE-2020-16942
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