Microsoft SharePoint Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Exploited since 2024-01-10. 1 of 8 rule sources name it. Our CRS test: not blocked.
Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Edge coverage
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Severity, decoded
CVSS 3.1Exploitable over the network, with no privileges and no user interaction, leading to full loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability.
How the score is built
- Attack vectorAn attacker can reach it over the internet; no access to your network needed.Network
- Attack complexityNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.Low
- Privileges requiredNo account or login is needed.None
- User interactionNo one has to click or open anything; the attack works on its own.None
- ScopeThe damage stays within the vulnerable component.Unchanged
- Confidentiality impactAn attacker can read all data the affected component holds, or the most sensitive parts of it.High
- Integrity impactAn attacker can change any data or files the affected component protects.High
- Availability impactAn attacker can take the component down completely or keep it from serving anyone.High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:CAlso in the vector: Exploit code maturity: Unproven · Remediation level: Official fix · Report confidence: Confirmed
Attackers are exploiting this in the wild.
Attackers can script the attack end to end and hit many targets at once.
A successful attack gives full control over the affected software or all of its data.
Public exploits
2 found- MetasploitSharepoint Dynamic Proxy Generator Unauth RCE2023-05-01 · exploit · rank Excellent · has check
- NucleiCVE-2023-29357.yamldetection template, replayed in our lab
Links are to third-party code: never run it outside an isolated lab.
Timeline
- 2023-05-01Metasploit module publishedSharepoint Dynamic Proxy Generator Unauth RCE
- 2023-06-13CVE publishedCVE List
- 2023-12-12F5 rule names itEarliest entry we can see is an update
- 2024-01-10Added to CISA KEVConfirmed exploitation in the wild
- 2026-11-02Our test: OWASP Core Rule Set let it throughparanoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings
- 2026-11-02Our test: OWASP Core Rule Set let it throughparanoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings
Vendor statements
QuotedCloudflareWAF Managed Rules
The CVE predates the oldest entry in this vendor's public feed, so a rule may exist that we cannot see.
AWSAWS WAF Managed Rules
We found no public statement from this vendor naming this CVE. That is not proof of no protection: generic rules may still catch it. AWS often describes a vulnerability without naming its CVE (for example "Log4j"). We count only entries that name the CVE, so AWS coverage is understated.
Microsoft AzureFront Door and Application Gateway WAF (DRS)
We found no public statement from this vendor naming this CVE. That is not proof of no protection: generic rules may still catch it. The rule tables name CVEs but carry no dates, so Azure is left out of every time-to-rule figure.
Google CloudCloud Armor preconfigured WAF rules
The CVE predates the oldest entry in this vendor's public feed, so a rule may exist that we cannot see.
FastlyNext-Gen WAF virtual patches
The CVE predates the oldest entry in this vendor's public feed, so a rule may exist that we cannot see.
F5Attack signatures (Distributed Cloud WAF)
Named by 2023-12-12; the first entry is an update, so the rule may be older.
Updated: signature 200013007 "JWT none algorithm (1)" (Authentication/Authorization Attacks, risk High), systems: System Independent. References: CVE-2023-29357.
Added: signature 200013065 "JWT none algorithm (2)" (Authentication/Authorization Attacks, risk High), systems: System Independent. References: CVE-2023-29357.
Added: signature 200013066 "JWT none algorithm (3)" (Authentication/Authorization Attacks, risk High), systems: System Independent. References: CVE-2023-29357.
Added: signature 200013210 "JWT none algorithm (4)" (Authentication/Authorization Attacks, risk High), systems: System Independent, SharePoint. References: CVE-2023-29357, CVE-2026-55040.
AkamaiApp & API Protector (Adaptive Security Engine)
This vendor publishes no machine-readable rule changelog we can check.
OWASP CRSCore Rule Set (open source, used inside many WAFs)
We found no public statement from this vendor naming this CVE. That is not proof of no protection: generic rules may still catch it. CRS rarely names CVEs: it relies on generic detections. Our own lab measures what it actually blocks.
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