# CVE-2019-19001: eSOMS X-FrameOption

> Missing X-Frame-Options header in ABB eSOMS allows clickjacking attacks, potentially exposing sensitive user information and credentials.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Apr 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g26h-g3h8-pq5x

## What is CVE-2019-19001?

CVE-2019-19001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ABB eSOMS, published on 2 Apr 2020. 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

For ABB eSOMS versions 4.0 to 6.0.2, the X-Frame-Options header is not configured in HTTP response. This can potentially allow 'ClickJacking' attacks where an attacker can frame parts of the application on a malicious web site, revealing sensitive user information such as authentication credentials.

Weakness: CWE-1021 (Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames), CWE-16

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19001?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hitachienergy Esoms.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-19001?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19001 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-19001 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19001 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ABB eSOMS

- [CVE-2018-14805](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14805/): Auth bypass in ABB eSOMS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-19094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19094/): ABB eSOMS: SQL injection vulnerability (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2021-35527](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35527/): Password Autocomplete Vulnerability in Hitachi ABB Power Grids eSOMS Application (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-26845](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26845/): eSOMS Report Function Vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-19000](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19000/): eSOMS Cachecontrol (Pragma) HTTP Header (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-19001 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-19001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ABB eSOMS, published on 2 Apr 2020. 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-2019-19001 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ABB eSOMS. 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-2019-19001/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19001/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19001
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19001
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-19001

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19001/
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