Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-1031 is an authenticated cross-site scripting flaw in Microsoft SharePoint. A user with access could send a crafted request that causes script to run as another current SharePoint user, potentially exposing content, changing permissions, deleting content, or injecting malicious content.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for externally reachable or high-trust SharePoint environments. The issue requires authentication, but successful exploitation could affect confidentiality and integrity by abusing a victim user's SharePoint privileges.
Technical view
Microsoft describes improper sanitization of crafted web requests in affected SharePoint Server versions. Successful exploitation allows script execution in the current user's browser security context, enabling actions as that user within SharePoint. The vendor states the security update improves web request sanitization.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running the listed SharePoint products: SharePoint Foundation 2010 SP2, Foundation 2013 SP1, Enterprise Server 2016, or Server 2019. Internet-facing or broadly accessible SharePoint deployments carry higher operational concern.
Exploitation context
The source bundle says exploitation requires an authenticated attacker and a specially crafted request to an affected SharePoint server. KEV is false, and the provided sources do not establish active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The bundle provides no CVSS score, CWE mapping, or exploit proof. Analysis should stay anchored to Microsoft and CVE records: authenticated request handling XSS, user-context script execution, and remediation via vendor security update.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory all SharePoint deployments against the affected Microsoft product list.
- Apply the Microsoft security update for CVE-2019-1031 to affected servers.
- Check MSRC guidance for exact update packages and prerequisites.
- Limit SharePoint access to trusted authenticated users until patch status is confirmed.
- Monitor for unexpected permission changes, deletions, or injected SharePoint content.
Validation and detection
- Confirm each SharePoint server product and version against the affected list.
- Verify installed updates align with Microsoft guidance for CVE-2019-1031.
- Review SharePoint audit logs for unexpected permission or content changes.
- Confirm no affected SharePoint servers remain unpatched in asset inventory.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CVE-2019-1031 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- Microsoft Office SharePoint XSS VulnerabilityCVE reference · vendor-advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1031CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.
