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CVE-2020-16942: Microsoft SharePoint Information Disclosure Vulnerability

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-10-16 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server improperly discloses its folder structure when rendering specific web pages. An attacker who took advantage of this information disclosure could view the folder path of scripts loaded on the page.</p> <p>To take advantage of the vulnerability, an attacker would require access to the specific SharePoint page affected by this vulnerability.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how scripts are referenced on some SharePoint pages.</p>

Affected products

• Microsoft SharePoint Server: 2016
• Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1: 2010-sp2, 2013-sp1
• Microsoft SharePoint Server: 2019
• Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server 2016: from 16.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
• Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1: from 13.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
• Microsoft SharePoint Server: from 16.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server 2016 publication; Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1 publication; Microsoft SharePoint Server publication. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16942
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16942

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