CVE-2022-37961
Published: 13 September 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-37961 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 3.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-37961 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft SharePoint Server. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 with an attack vector of network, low attack complexity, low privileges required, and no user interaction needed, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An attacker with low-privileged access to a SharePoint deployment can exploit the flaw over the network to execute arbitrary code on the server, achieving full compromise of the affected system without requiring user interaction.
Microsoft has published official guidance for the vulnerability in its Security Response Center update guide at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37961, which addresses patching and mitigation steps for supported SharePoint Server versions.
The associated EPSS score stands at 0.3303 with no material increase from its peak value.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-40568
Vulnerability details
Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.