Sharepoint ServerApplication · Microsoft

CVE-2025-53760

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-08-12
Fix available
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77/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Server-side request forgery (ssrf) in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

This is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Microsoft Office SharePoint. An authorized attacker can exploit this flaw to make the SharePoint server perform arbitrary network requests, potentially accessing internal resources and services that should not be externally reachable, thereby elevating privileges over the network.

MitigationApply Microsoft security patches for SharePoint when released. Until then, restrict network access to the SharePoint server and monitor outbound connections for suspicious patterns.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Sharepoint ServerApplication
Affected:< 16.0.18526.20518= 2016= 2019

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the installed SharePoint Server version
    Open SharePoint Central Administration > System Settings > Manage server in this farm > Check the Version column in the server list. Or run: Get-SPFarm | Select-Object BuildVersion
    Affected if The version is less than 16.0.18526.20518, or the version indicates SharePoint Server 2016 or 2019
  2. Confirm the specific SharePoint edition and build
    Run Get-SPServerFarm or check the SharePoint version number against Microsoft's official version documentation to confirm if it matches 2016 or 2019 editions
    Affected if The build corresponds to SharePoint Server 2016 or 2019 regardless of patch level shown
  3. Review SharePoint Unified Logging System (ULS) logs for suspicious outbound requests
    Navigate to the ULS log directory (typically C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Web Server Extensions\LOGS) and search for entries containing 'MakeRequest', 'WebRequest', or unexpected external URLs from the SharePoint service account
    Affected if Logs show outbound HTTP/HTTPS requests to internal IP ranges (10.x.x.x, 192.168.x.x, 172.16-31.x.x) or unusual external domains initiated by SharePoint processes
  4. Audit SharePoint external data connection configurations
    Open SharePoint Central Administration > Application Management > Manage service applications > Check any Business Connectivity Services or External Data connections for configurations that allow arbitrary URLs
    Affected if External data connections or BCS service applications are configured with dynamic URL parameters that could be manipulated to trigger unauthorized outbound requests
  5. Monitor network traffic originating from the SharePoint server
    Use network monitoring tools or Windows Firewall with Security Event Logging to review outbound connections from the SharePoint server, focusing on connections initiated by the SharePoint application pool account
    Affected if The SharePoint server is making outbound connections to internal resources or services that are not part of normal SharePoint operations

You are affected if your SharePoint Server version is below 16.0.18526.20518, or if you are running SharePoint Server 2016 or 2019, and the server has made or is making suspicious outbound network requests.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 16.0.18526.20518 or later
Fixed in 16.0.18526.20518
Interim mitigation

Apply Microsoft security patches for SharePoint when released. Until then, restrict network access to the SharePoint server and monitor outbound connections for suspicious patterns.

Fix this in Sharepoint Server Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing16.0 h
  • Review / QA8.0 h
44.0 hours of engineering $7,600
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