# CVE-2019-18572: Auth bypass in RSA Identity Governance & Lifecycle

> An unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass authentication on the JMX agent to monitor and manage the Java application, leading to privilege escalation and data exposure.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L`)
- **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:** 18 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wvjc-f8qj-74cq

## What is CVE-2019-18572?

CVE-2019-18572 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell RSA Identity Governance & Lifecycle, published on 18 Dec 2019. 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

The RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle and RSA Via Lifecycle and Governance products prior to 7.1.1 P03 contain an Improper Authentication vulnerability. A Java JMX agent running on the remote host is configured with plain text password authentication. An unauthenticated remote attacker can connect to the JMX agent and monitor and manage the Java application.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18572?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Rsa Identity Governance and Lifecycle.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-18572?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18572 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-18572 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18572 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell RSA Identity Governance & Lifecycle

- [CVE-2019-3763](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3763/): Information disclosure in RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-18573](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18573/): Other in RSA Identity Governance & Lifecycle (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2019-3759](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3759/): Code injection in RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2019-3760](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3760/): SQL injection in RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2019-18571](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18571/): Cross-site scripting in RSA Identity Governance & Lifecycle (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-18572 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-18572 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell RSA Identity Governance & Lifecycle, published on 18 Dec 2019. 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-2019-18572 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell RSA Identity Governance & Lifecycle. 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-2019-18572/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18572/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-18572
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18572
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-18572

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