CVE-2017-8551 json
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint software fails to properly sanitize a specially crafted requests,…
published 2017-06-15 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-17501
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.3%
- EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint software fails to properly sanitize a specially crafted requests, aka "Microsoft SharePoint XSS vulnerability".
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
3.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Microsoft Corporation Microsoft SharePoint
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8551
patch, vendor-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1038663
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/98913
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-8551
- NVD CVE-2017-8551
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