CVE-2025-21393: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
Microsoft SharePoint Server Spoofing Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-21393) in Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 is classified as CWE-79, indicating improper neutralization of input during web page generation, commonly known as cross-site scripting (XSS). The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.3 (medium severity) with network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges and user interaction. The impact includes high confidentiality impact and low integrity impact, with no availability impact. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability, and the vendor advisory is available at the Microsoft Security Response Center.
Potential Impact
An attacker with low privileges and requiring user interaction could exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious scripts in the context of the affected SharePoint server, potentially leading to disclosure of sensitive information (high confidentiality impact) and limited integrity impact. There is no impact on availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the provided security update as detailed in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21393. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2025-21393: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
Description
Microsoft SharePoint Server Spoofing Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-21393) in Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 is classified as CWE-79, indicating improper neutralization of input during web page generation, commonly known as cross-site scripting (XSS). The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.3 (medium severity) with network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges and user interaction. The impact includes high confidentiality impact and low integrity impact, with no availability impact. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability, and the vendor advisory is available at the Microsoft Security Response Center.
Potential Impact
An attacker with low privileges and requiring user interaction could exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious scripts in the context of the affected SharePoint server, potentially leading to disclosure of sensitive information (high confidentiality impact) and limited integrity impact. There is no impact on availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the provided security update as detailed in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21393. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-11T00:29:48.374Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21393","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 68c0bd549ed239a66badec60
Added to database: 09/09/2025, 23:50:44 UTC
Last enriched: 06/10/2026, 10:00:29 UTC
Last updated: 07/07/2026, 22:28:16 UTC
Views: 208
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