CVE-2019-1260 Privilege escalation in Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server
An attacker can elevate privileges in Microsoft SharePoint, allowing unauthorized access to higher-level system functions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-1260?
CVE-2019-1260 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server, published on 11 Sep 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint, aka 'Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1260?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server, Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation, Microsoft Sharepoint Server.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1260?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-1260 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1260 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server
- CVE-2019-0604 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2023-24955 Microsoft SharePoint Server Code Injection
- CVE-2025-49706 Microsoft SharePoint Improper Authentication
- CVE-2020-1210 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-1595 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g3j2-4cw4-gv3r.