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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-5026 · published 10 November 2008

CVE-2008-5026: Microsoft sharepoint server cross-site scripting vulnerability

Microsoft · Sharepoint Server

Microsoft SharePoint uses URLs with the same hostname and port number for a web site's primary files and individual users' uploaded files (aka attachments), which allows remote authenticated users to leverage same-origin relationships and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by uploading HTML documents.

3.5 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 9.4% · top 4.8% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
3.5CVSS 2.0 base score
9.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Microsoft SharePoint uses URLs with the same hostname and port number for a web site's primary files and individual users' uploaded files (aka attachments), which allows remote authenticated users to leverage same-origin relationships and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by uploading HTML documents.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0055.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0056.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0058.html
http://www.pomcor.com/whitepapers/file_sharing_security.pdf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46590
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0055.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0056.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0058.html
http://www.pomcor.com/whitepapers/file_sharing_security.pdf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46590

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-5026), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.