Directory traversal vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 and SharePoint Foundation 2010 SP1 allows remote attackers to bypa
Directory traversal vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 and SharePoint Foundation 2010 SP1 allows remote attackers to bypass intended read restrictions for content, and hijack user accounts, via a crafted URL, aka "SharePoint Directory Traversal Vulnerability."
- Published
- Mar 12, 2013
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 21.4% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-22
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Report tools
Action score
36
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 6 / 30 · 21.4%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | sharepoint foundation | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_foundation |
| microsoft | sharepoint server | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- microsoft sharepoint foundation2010
- microsoft sharepoint server2010
Same product
microsoft: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2022-44690Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability60This week
- CVE-2023-21742Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability52Plan
- CVE-2021-28474Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability50Plan
- CVE-2013-1330The default configuration of Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 SP3, SharePoint Server 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP1 and SP2, and Office Web Ap48Plan
- CVE-2013-3847Microsoft Word Automation Services in SharePoint Server 2010 SP1, Word Web App 2010 SP1 in Office Web Apps 2010, Word 2003 SP3, Word 2007 SP43Plan
- CVE-2013-0081Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 SP3 and SharePoint Server 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, and 2013 do not properly process unassigned wo43Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Root cause
A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-22 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);res.sendFile(file);Fixed
const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) { return res.sendStatus(400);}res.sendFile(file);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Path TraversalCAPEC-126likelihood: High · Very High
- Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation LogicCAPEC-64likelihood: High · High
- Manipulating Web Input to File System CallsCAPEC-76likelihood: High · Very High
- Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate EncodingCAPEC-78likelihood: High · High
- Using Slashes in Alternate EncodingCAPEC-79likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-071A
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-024
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16445
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.