CVE-2023-29357 | Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published: 2023-06-14 Last update: 2025-10-28 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-29357 is rated Critical Active Threat (100/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 99.62%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2024-01-10) affecting Microsoft / SharePoint Server. a weakness (CWE-303) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. EPSS rose +5.27% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2023-29357

Name: Microsoft SharePoint Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2024-01-10

Action due: 2024-01-31

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-29357

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 94.36% 99.62% +5.27%
2 2025-11-21 94.17% 94.36% +0.18%
3 2025-11-18 — 94.17% —

Full EPSS history (42 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-29357

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-29357

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-29357

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft sharepoint_server 2019 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-29357

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