CVE-2022-44693
Published: 13 December 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-44693 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
CVE-2022-44693 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft SharePoint Server. It 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 the flaw can be reached over the network by an authenticated user without requiring user interaction.
An attacker who can authenticate to an affected SharePoint instance can leverage the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, resulting in complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the server. The required privileges are described only as low, so the issue is reachable by standard authenticated users rather than high-privileged administrators.
The Microsoft Security Response Center advisory published for CVE-2022-44693 supplies official guidance on available patches and mitigation steps. The EPSS score has remained flat at a peak of 0.1372 with no material increase after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-47627
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.