Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-49064 is a Microsoft SharePoint information disclosure issue. It can expose sensitive information if a user is tricked into interacting with malicious content. The available sources list official Microsoft remediation, but do not show active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a timely patching item, not a crisis. Confidentiality impact is high, but available evidence requires user interaction and does not show active exploitation.
Technical view
The vulnerability affects SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, SharePoint Server 2019, and SharePoint Server Subscription Edition. It is mapped to CWE-611 and scored CVSS 6.5, with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact only.
Likely exposure
Organizations running affected on-premises SharePoint versions are the likely exposure set. Risk is higher where SharePoint users regularly interact with externally supplied or untrusted content.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not list this CVE in CISA KEV and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation. The CVSS vector marks exploit maturity as unproven.
Researcher notes
Key traits are CWE-611, AV:N, AC:L, PR:N, UI:R, C:H, I:N, A:N. Avoid assuming unauthenticated data theft without user interaction; the provided evidence only supports information disclosure with official remediation available.
Mitigation direction
- Apply the Microsoft security update referenced by the MSRC advisory.
- Prioritize affected SharePoint farms with external access or sensitive content.
- Review Microsoft guidance for prerequisites, supersedence, and deployment notes.
- If patching is delayed, document business risk and compensating controls.
Validation and detection
- Inventory SharePoint 2016, 2019, and Subscription Edition deployments.
- Compare installed SharePoint build levels against Microsoft’s CVE guidance.
- Confirm patch deployment through change records and asset scans.
- Review exposure of SharePoint sites handling sensitive documents.
- Track exceptions until all affected farms are remediated.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C2.83.6microsoftVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability timeline
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- CVE updatedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- Microsoft SharePoint Information Disclosure VulnerabilityCVE reference, microsoft · vendor-advisory, patch
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.