# CVE-2025-49706: Microsoft SharePoint Improper Authentication Vulnerability

- Exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2025-07-22, known ransomware use
- Published: 2025-07-08
- CVSS: 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1)
- EPSS: 99.1% (100th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-287

Improper authentication in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | No public claim | — | — |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | No public claim | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2025-08-15 | 38 |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

### F5

- 2025-08-15 · new · rule 200204026
  > Added: signature 200204026 "Microsoft SharePoint ToolPane Remote Code Execution" (Server Side Code Injection, risk High), systems: SharePoint. References: CVE-2025-49704, CVE-2025-49706, CVE-2025-53770, CVE-2025-53771.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

## Our test (measured)

- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: passed (0 of 2 requests blocked), template CVE-2025-49706, 2026-11-02
- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: passed (0 of 2 requests blocked), template CVE-2025-49706, 2026-11-02

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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