Exploring CVE-2024-38227 vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint


On September 10, Microsoft released another batch of updates addressing 79 vulnerabilities in its products. Among the patches that caught our attention were those for Microsoft SharePoint, an extensive content management system (CMS). Four out of the five SharePoint vulnerabilities covered by the September release allowed remote code execution (RCE) and one of them posed a DoS threat.

BI.ZONE Threat Intelligence researchers decided to analyze CVE‑2024‑38227, a privileged user RCE vulnerability. This research was an opportunity to explore Microsoft SharePoint as such and understand its state‑of‑the‑art operation theory.

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Source: BI.ZONE Threat Intelligence 


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