Check Point Advisories

Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-1181)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-3838
Date Published:	7 Sep 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 07 September, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-1181
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Service Pack 2 Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1 Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint Server. Successful exploitation results in the execution of arbitrary code in the context of service account.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-1181) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-1181)