CVE-2019-15719

Public Exploit

Description

Altair PBS Professional through 19.1.2 allows Privilege Escalation because an attacker can send a message directly to pbs_mom, which fails to properly authenticate the message. This results in code execution as an arbitrary user.

8.0

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.39% Top 25%

Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory hpcsec.com Third-Party Advisory hpcsec.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://www.pbspro.org/	product
https://www.hpcsec.com	third party advisory
https://www.hpcsec.com/2019/10/08/cve-2019-15719/	third party advisory exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154782/PBS-Professional-19.2.3-Authentication-Bypass.html	exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15719?: CVE-2019-15719 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-15719?: To fix CVE-2019-15719, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-15719 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2019-15719 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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