Vulnerability · CVE-2016-0011
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 SP1 and SharePoint Foundation 2013 SP1 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended Access Control Policy restrictions and cond…
Published Jan 13, 2016 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · sharepoint server
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2016-0011. EPSS is 5.33%. Act only if a listed version of sharepoint server is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.4
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 5.33%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe microsoft/sharepoint foundation · cpe microsoft/sharepoint server
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 SP1 and SharePoint Foundation 2013 SP1 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended Access Control Policy restrictions and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by modifying a webpart, aka "Microsoft SharePoint Security Feature Bypass," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6117.
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- cpe microsoft/sharepoint foundation2013
- cpe microsoft/sharepoint server2013
How to fix CVE-2016-0011
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2016-0011. EPSS is 5.33%. Act only if a listed version of sharepoint server is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with microsoft/sharepoint foundation 2013; microsoft/sharepoint server 2013. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 5.33%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 13, 2016 · NIST NVD
Detected
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 SP1 and SharePoint Foundation 2013 SP1 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended Access Control Policy restrictions and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by modifying a webpart, aka "Microsoft SharePoint Security Feature Bypass," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6117.
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 SP1 and SharePoint Foundation 2013 SP1 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended Access Control Policy restrictions and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by modifying a webpart, aka "Microsoft SharePoint Security Feature Bypass," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6117.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-0011
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-0011
30-day exploitation probability 5.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2016-0011
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 SP1 and SharePoint Foundation 2013 SP1 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended Access Control Policy restrictions and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by modifying a webpart, aka "Microsoft SharePoint Security Feature Bypass,
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.