Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-28288

SSRF in Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2013 … 2019

Public PoCSSRF
Published
11 April 2023
Modified
01 January 2025
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 8.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.062 93th percentile
Risk Priority 70 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-28288 is a high-severity SSRF (CWE-918) vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Server. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

Microsoft SharePoint Server is affected by CVE-2023-28288, a spoofing vulnerability assigned a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1. The flaw is also tagged under CWE-918 and was publicly disclosed on 11 April 2023.

An authenticated attacker with low privileges can exploit the issue over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality and integrity while leaving availability unaffected.

The primary advisory published by Microsoft at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28288 details available patches and mitigation steps for supported SharePoint Server versions.

The associated EPSS score rose from a lower baseline to a peak of 0.1401 on 22 January 2025 before receding to its current value of 0.0909, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Microsoft SharePoint Server Spoofing Vulnerability

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2023-21742Same product: Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation
CVE-2025-29972Same vendor: Microsoft

Affected Assets

microsoft
sharepoint foundation
2013
microsoft
sharepoint server
2013, 2016, 2019, all versions

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.3.6
  • V1.5.3
  • V5.3.2
  • V10.4.7

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-918

Penetration testing attempts server-side requests to internal resources, identifying SSRF weaknesses for remediation.

addresses: CWE-918

Outbound connections to external resources can be monitored and limited at the boundary, reducing SSRF impact.

addresses: CWE-918

Validates server-side URLs and resource references to block SSRF attempts.

addresses: CWE-918

Detects server-side request forgery through monitoring of unexpected outbound connections.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure development practices directly include input validation and destination allow-listing that prevent SSRF.

DE.CM-09 partial match
prevents

Runtime monitoring of web applications and services can detect anomalous outbound requests indicative of SSRF.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability identification processes can discover and record SSRF flaws in web applications.

PR.IR-01 partial match
prevents

Network segmentation and egress controls can limit the damage from successful SSRF requests.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

prevents

Operational threat data describing SSRF campaigns can be used to tighten outbound-request allow-lists and detection rules before attackers exploit them.

References