CVE-2020-1025

Critical
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Plain English Summary

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This vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to Microsoft SharePoint Server and Skype for Business Server. To exploit it, the attacker needs to modify an OAuth token, which means they must have some level of access to the system to create or alter the token.

Technical Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server and Skype for Business Server improperly handle OAuth token validation. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could bypass authentication and achieve improper access. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to modify the token. The update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how Microsoft SharePoint Server and Skype for Business Server validate tokens.

CVSS Vector Analysis

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality ImpactHigh
Integrity ImpactHigh
Availability ImpactHigh
ScopeUnchanged

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Est. Bounty
$13,000($5K-$15K)
Vendor Response
Grade FPatched in 2049 days

Quick Information

Published

Jul 14, 2020

over 5 years ago

Last Modified

Feb 23, 2026

about 1 month ago

Vendor

microsoft

Product

lync

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