# CVE-2019-14253: Auth bypass in n/a

> Attackers can bypass authentication to access restricted PHP forms in the admin directory of the Publisure secure portal.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Sep 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vv56-qq2g-qg77

## What is CVE-2019-14253?

CVE-2019-14253 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in servletcontroller in the secure portal in Publisure 2.1.2. One can bypass authentication and perform a query on PHP forms within the /AdminDir folder that should be restricted.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14253?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Publisure Publisure.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-14253?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14253 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-14253 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14253 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-14254](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14254/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-14252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14252/): File upload in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-14253 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-14253 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Sep 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-2019-14253 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2019-14253/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14253/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14253
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14253
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-14253

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14253/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.