CVE-2019-1262 Cross-site scripting in Microsoft SharePoint Foundation
An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in a victim's browser via a crafted request to Microsoft SharePoint, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-1262?
CVE-2019-1262 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation, published on 11 Sep 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected SharePoint server, aka 'Microsoft Office SharePoint XSS Vulnerability'.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1262?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1262?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1262 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2019-1262 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1262 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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- CVE-2023-21742 Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-21744 Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-44690 Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-41036 Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h983-ghm9-c6xh.