CVE-2018-8168
lowpriority · track · 23EPSS 0.025 · 85 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected SharePoint server, aka "Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft SharePoint. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8149, CVE-2018-8155, CVE-2018-8156.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–5.4
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affected products (4)
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references (7)
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- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8168cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104067enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040856enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8168enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104067Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040856Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8168PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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