# CVE-2019-11632: Missing authorization in n/a

> Authenticated users with specific custom role permissions can view or edit unscoped variables across different projects, bypassing intended project-level isolation.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:** 1 May 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h289-298g-xpjw

## What is CVE-2019-11632?

CVE-2019-11632 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Octopus Octopus Server, published on 1 May 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Octopus Deploy 2019.1.0 through 2019.3.1 and 2019.4.0 through 2019.4.5, an authenticated user with the VariableViewUnscoped or VariableEditUnscoped permission scoped to a specific project could view or edit unscoped variables from a different project. (These permissions are only used in custom User Roles and do not affect built in User Roles.)

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11632?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Octopus Octopus Deploy, Octopus Octopus Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-11632?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11632 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-11632 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11632 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Octopus Octopus Server

- [CVE-2020-10678](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10678/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-5706](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5706/): An issue was discovered in Octopus Deploy before 4.1.9. (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-4862](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-4862/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-17665](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17665/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-26556](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26556/): Privilege escalation in Octopus Server (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-11632 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-11632 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Octopus Octopus Server, published on 1 May 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11632 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Octopus Octopus Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2019-11632/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11632/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11632
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11632
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-11632

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11632/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.