CVE-2021-40487 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Sharepoint Enterprise Server Sharepoint Foundation Sharepoint Server

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_foundation:2013:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2019:::::::*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-40487
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1225/

History

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 21:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-94

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2021-10-13T00:27:39.000Z

Updated: 2025-02-28T20:54:18.671Z

Reserved: 2021-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-40487

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T02:44:10.851Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-10-13T01:15:12.190

Modified: 2025-02-28T21:15:18.177

Link: CVE-2021-40487

Redhat

No data.

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