# CVE-2019-17643: Missing authorization in n/a

> Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive monitoring data via a direct request to a specific PHP script in Centreon.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:** 4 Mar 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fcxv-v8cw-52px

## What is CVE-2019-17643?

CVE-2019-17643 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Centreon Centreon, published on 4 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in Centreon before 2.8-30,18.10-8, 19.04-5, and 19.10-2. It provides sensitive information via an unauthenticated direct request for include/monitoring/recurrentDowntime/GetXMLHost4Services.php.

Weakness: CWE-425 (Direct Request)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17643?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Centreon Centreon.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-17643?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17643 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-17643 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17643 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Centreon Centreon

- [CVE-2021-37558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37558/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-17647](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17647/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-21024](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21024/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16194](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16194/): SQL injection in Centreon (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-19281](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19281/): Centreon allows SNMP trap SQL Injection (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-17643 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-17643 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Centreon Centreon, published on 4 Mar 2020. 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-2019-17643 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Centreon Centreon. 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-2019-17643/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17643/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17643
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17643
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-17643

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17643/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.