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CVE-2022-21968:
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Overview
Microsoft SharePoint Server Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2022-21968) was disclosed in December 2021 and patched in February 2022. The vulnerability affects Microsoft SharePoint Server installations (Microsoft Support).
Technical details
This is a security feature bypass vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2022-21968 by Microsoft and was addressed in the February 2022 security updates (MITRE CVE).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass security features in SharePoint Server installations (Microsoft Support).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft released security updates to address this vulnerability in February 2022. The fix is included in KB5002135 for SharePoint Server 2019 and KB5002136 for SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016. Users must have the release version of Microsoft SharePoint Server installed to apply these security updates (Microsoft Support).
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