THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2005-0049
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2005-0049

Sharepoint Portal Server vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
20.2%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Team Services for Windows Server 2003 does not properly validate an HTTP redirection query, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack, or to spoof the web cache.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Sharepoint Portal Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published
2005-05-02

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 20.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2005-0049

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Sharepoint Portal Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2005-0049.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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