CVE-2022-38009
Published: 13 September 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-38009 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 5.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Microsoft SharePoint Server is affected by CVE-2022-38009, a remote code execution vulnerability published on 2022-09-13. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 with the vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating that an attacker with low-privileged network access can trigger arbitrary code execution without user interaction.
An authenticated user with low privileges can exploit the vulnerability over the network to execute arbitrary code on the SharePoint server, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected system.
Microsoft has published mitigation guidance in its Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38009, which security practitioners should consult for available patches and configuration steps.
The associated EPSS score remains flat at a peak and current value of 0.1343, providing no indication of rising exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-40616
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.