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CVE-2021-28478: Microsoft SharePoint Server Spoofing Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-05-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-290

Description

Microsoft SharePoint Server Spoofing Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1: 2013-sp1
• Microsoft SharePoint Server: 2016, 2019
• Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server 2016: from 16.0.0 before 16.0.5161.1000 — fixed in 16.0.5161.1000
• Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1: from 15.0.0 before 15.0.5345.1000 — fixed in 15.0.5345.1000
• Microsoft SharePoint Server: from 16.0.0 before 16.0.10374.20000 — fixed in 16.0.10374.20000

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server 2016 16.0.5161.1000; Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1 15.0.5345.1000; Microsoft SharePoint Server 16.0.10374.20000. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-28478
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-28478

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