# CVE-2019-11658: Information disclosure in Content Manager

> Valid users can access restricted records in Micro Focus Content Manager when using an Oracle database in an abnormal state.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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:** 29 Aug 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gvjx-cgxf-v27v

## What is CVE-2019-11658?

CVE-2019-11658 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus Content Manager, published on 29 Aug 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Information exposure in Micro Focus Content Manager, versions 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3. This vulnerability when configured to use an Oracle database, allows valid system users to gain access to a limited subset of records they would not normally be able to access when the system is in an undisclosed abnormal state.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11658?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microfocus Content Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-11658?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11658 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-11658 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11658 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Micro Focus Content Manager

- [CVE-2019-3489](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3489/): File upload in Micro Focus Content Manager (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-11653](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11653/): Missing authorization in Content Manager (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-11658 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-11658 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus Content Manager, published on 29 Aug 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-2019-11658 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Micro Focus Content Manager. 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-2019-11658/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11658/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11658
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11658
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-11658

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