CVE-2019-0831 — A cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Serv

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'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0830.

01What is this vulnerability?

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'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0830.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Microsoft SharePoint Server	2010 Service Pack 2, 2019
Microsoft	Microsoft SharePoint Foundation	2010 Service Pack 2
Microsoft	Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server	2016, 2013 Service Pack 1

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-04-09T20:16:58.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-02-28T20:13:42.292Z

09References

• portal.msrc.microsoft.com — https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0831