# CVE-2018-19609: Showdoc Forced Browsing

> Remote attackers can access sensitive note content and usernames by manipulating page_id parameters in ShowDoc.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Nov 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6xx7-cphv-pxgr

## What is CVE-2018-19609?

CVE-2018-19609 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Nov 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

ShowDoc 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by navigating with a modified page_id, as demonstrated by reading note content, or discovering a username in the JSON data at a diff URL.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19609?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including showdoc/showdoc. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `showdoc/showdoc` | Packagist | All versions to 2.4.1 | None |
| `showdoc/showdoc` | Packagist | All versions to 2.4.1 | None |

Products: Showdoc Showdoc.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-19609?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19609 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-19609 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19609 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-41745](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41745/): Showdoc File Upload Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-36440](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36440/): Unrestricted File Upload in ShowDoc v2.9.5 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-0942](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0942/): Stored XSS due to Unrestricted File Upload in star7th/showdoc (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2022-1034](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1034/): There is a Unrestricted Upload of File vulnerability in ShowDoc v2.10.3 in star7th/showdoc (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-0945](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0945/): Stored XSS viva axd and cshtml file upload in star7th/showdoc in star7th/showdoc (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-19609 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-19609 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Nov 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19609 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- showdoc/showdoc (Packagist): affected all versions up to 2.4.1; no fix listed
- showdoc/showdoc (Packagist): affected all versions up to 2.4.1; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19609/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19609/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19609
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19609
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-19609

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19609/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.