Check Point Advisories

Microsoft SharePoint Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2017-8514)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-1825
Date Published:	26 Mar 2024
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Tuesday 26 March, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-8514
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft sharepoint enterprise server 2016
Vulnerability Description	A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script into the affected system.

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 Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2017-8514) 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 Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2017-8514)