CVE-2024-43503: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
CVE-2024-43503 is a high-severity elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 version 16.0.0. It involves improper access control (CWE-284) that could allow an attacker with limited privileges to gain higher privileges. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 (version 16.0.0) is classified as CWE-284: Improper Access Control. It allows an attacker with low privileges to elevate their privileges, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, indicating a high severity. The vulnerability requires local access (AV:L) and low attack complexity (AC:L) with no user interaction (UI:N). Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could result in an attacker gaining elevated privileges on the affected SharePoint server, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. This could allow unauthorized access to sensitive data and administrative functions.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 version 16.0.0. It is recommended to apply the vendor-provided patch promptly to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official fix.
CVE-2024-43503: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
Description
CVE-2024-43503 is a high-severity elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 version 16.0.0. It involves improper access control (CWE-284) that could allow an attacker with limited privileges to gain higher privileges. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 (version 16.0.0) is classified as CWE-284: Improper Access Control. It allows an attacker with low privileges to elevate their privileges, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, indicating a high severity. The vulnerability requires local access (AV:L) and low attack complexity (AC:L) with no user interaction (UI:N). Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could result in an attacker gaining elevated privileges on the affected SharePoint server, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. This could allow unauthorized access to sensitive data and administrative functions.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 version 16.0.0. It is recommended to apply the vendor-provided patch promptly to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-14T01:08:33.522Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
Threat ID: 6a28672d8dd33fbd85723308
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 19:19:09 UTC
Last enriched: 08/20/2026, 11:19:31 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 79
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