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Search Issue After Installing KB4461549 (Dec 2018 CU)
It looks like there has been some more activity on this, with https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4052414 being published, that documents how to revert back to the old (potentially insecure) behavior. On your server, open a PowerShell prompt and run the following code:
$web = Get-SPWeb https://server/path/to/web $web.AllProperties.Add("SyncSearchAllowed", 1) $web.Update()Boom. The web parts start working again with the same behaviors that existed prior to the December 2013 security patches. I would assume it re-opens the information disclosure vulnerability, so certainly be aware of the risks before proceeding.
It looks like there has been some more activity on this, with https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4052414 being published, that documents how to revert back to the old (potentially insecure) behavior. On your server, open a PowerShell prompt and run the following code:
$web = Get-SPWeb https://server/path/to/web
$web.AllProperties.Add("SyncSearchAllowed", 1)
$web.Update()
Boom. The web parts start working again with the same behaviors that existed prior to the December 2013 security patches. I would assume it re-opens the information disclosure vulnerability, so certainly be aware of the risks before proceeding.