<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint when the software fails to check the source markup of an application package. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the SharePoint application pool and the SharePoint server farm account.</p> <p>Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user uploads a specially crafted SharePoint application package to an affected version of SharePoint.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how SharePoint checks the source markup of application packages.</p>
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2020-10-16T22:18:03

Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.836Z

Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-16951

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:16.273

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:07:29.800

Link: CVE-2020-16951

cve-icon Redhat

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