CVE-2019-11514 Flarum mishandles invalidation of user email tokens
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-11514 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2019-11514 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11514 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- flarum/flarum (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 0.1.0-beta.8
- flarum/flarum (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 0.1.0-beta.8
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-2019-11514/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11514/index.md)
Attackers can bypass email confirmation requirements due to improper token invalidation in Flarum forum software.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-11514?
CVE-2019-11514 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
User/Command/ConfirmEmailHandler.php in Flarum before 0.1.0-beta.8 mishandles invalidation of user email tokens.
Weakness: CWE-459
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11514?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including flarum/flarum. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
flarum/flarum Packagist | All versions | 0.1.0-beta.8 |
flarum/flarum Packagist | All versions | 0.1.0-beta.8 |
Products include Flarum Flarum.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11514?
Upgrade flarum/flarum to 0.1.0-beta.8 or later.
Is CVE-2019-11514 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11514 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2021-32671 XSS vulnerability with translator
- CVE-2022-41938 Cross site scripting vulnerability with discussion titles in flarum
- CVE-2019-13183 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2023-22487 Post mentions can be used to read any post on the forum without access control
- CVE-2023-40033 Server-Side Request Forgery via Avatar upload in flarum
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g6w5-439m-jhwv.