CVE-2018-8518 json
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request…
published 2018-10-10 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-20142
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.8%
- EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected SharePoint server, aka "Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft SharePoint. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8480, CVE-2018-8488, CVE-2018-8498.
Patch / fix
- webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +7 more 2.34.3-3.92.1
- webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +11 more 2.34.3-2.82.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:0183-1SUSE-SU-2022:0142-1
Exploit prediction
2.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8518
patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/105496
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1041835
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-8518
- NVD CVE-2018-8518
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