# CVE-2019-17082: Auth bypass in AccuRev

> Attackers can bypass authentication and access source control data using only a valid username without a password on Linux or Solaris systems.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:P/AU:N/R:I/V:C/RE:M/U:Red`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 17 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5mv2-m792-g4pg

## What is CVE-2019-17082?

CVE-2019-17082 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in OpenText™ AccuRev, published on 26 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in OpenText™ AccuRev allows Authentication Bypass. When installed on a Linux or Solaris system

the vulnerability could allow anyone who knows a valid AccuRev username can use the AccuRev client to login and gain access to AccuRev source control without knowing the user’s password.

This issue affects AccuRev: 2017.1.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17082?


## How do I fix CVE-2019-17082?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17082 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-17082 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17082 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-17082 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-17082 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in OpenText™ AccuRev, published on 26 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17082 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OpenText™ AccuRev. 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-2019-17082/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17082/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17082
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17082
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-17082

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