CVE-2020-1440

Microsoft SharePoint Server Tampering Vulnerability

MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 11, 2020 at 05:09 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:01 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorSharePoint ServerSharePoint Enterprise ServerSharePoint Server 2019

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Severity
MEDIUM6.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

<p>A tampering vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server fails to properly handle profile data. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could modify a targeted user's profile data.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would need to be authenticated on an affected SharePoint Server. The attacker would then need to send a specially modified request to the server, targeting a specific user.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how Microsoft SharePoint Server handles profile data.</p>

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

15.0.0 ≤ v < publication15.0.02013 sp12016
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
13.0.0.0 ≤ v < publication13.0.0.020102010 sp2201320162019
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
16.0.0 ≤ v < publication16.0.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
16.0.0 ≤ v < publication16.0.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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CVSS

6.3MEDIUMmicrosoft
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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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