This security update resolves a Microsoft SharePoint Server remote code execution vulnerability and Microsoft SharePoint Server security feature bypass vulnerability. To learn more about the vulnerabilities, see the following security advisories:
Notes:
This public update delivers Feature Pack 2 for SharePoint Server 2016. Feature Pack 2 contains the following feature:
This security update contains fixes for the following nonsecurity issues in Project Server:
SPValidatingBinder: blocked type Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.BusinessLayer.ReportingLayer.RefreshStorageData denied.
This update fixes the problem so that the Reporting Database Refresh job finishes successfully.
After you install this security update, you may be unable to browse to a SharePoint site if the site has a blocked file type extension in the URL. For more information, see “The URL is invalid” error when you browse to a SharePoint site (KB5023406).
This update is available from Microsoft Update. When you turn on automatic updating, this update will be downloaded and installed automatically. For more information about how to get security updates automatically, see Windows Update: FAQ.
To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
You can get the standalone update package through the Microsoft Download Center. Follow the installation instructions on the download page to install the update.
For deployment information about this update, see Deployments - Security Update Guide.
This security update replaces previously released security update 5002321.
File name | SHA256 hash |
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sts2016-kb5002338-fullfile-x64-glb.exe | F19D318CDCF9498E9AEB3A4623F03CAC0632E80097F42DE79A7543EDEBAEFD43 |
Download the list of files that are included in security update 5002338.
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The following table summarizes some of the most important changes to this topic.Date | Description |
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January 31, 2023 | Added a “Known issues in this update” section to describe an issue that users may experience. |