Medium severity6.3NVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-1440
CVE-2020-1440
Description
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. 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. The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how Microsoft SharePoint Server handles profile data.
Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2013:sp1:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: 15.0.0
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2016:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: 16.0.0
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1440nvdPatchVendor Advisory
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