CVE-2019-20933

Description

InfluxDB before 1.7.6 has an authentication bypass vulnerability in the authenticate function in services/httpd/handler.go because a JWT token may have an empty SharedSecret (aka shared secret).

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 93.98% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues/12927 issue tracking third party advisory
https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/compare/v1.7.5...v1.7.6 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/commit/761b557315ff9c1642cf3b0e5797cd3d983a24c0 third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00030.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4823 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20933?
CVE-2019-20933 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-20933?
To fix CVE-2019-20933, 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-2019-20933 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-20933 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~94% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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