# CVE-2019-19019: Code injection in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code as root via the hotfix download mechanism in WebTitan, requiring an upgrade to secure the system.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vm4v-px5q-m49v

## What is CVE-2019-19019?

CVE-2019-19019 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Dec 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in TitanHQ WebTitan before 5.18. It contains a Remote Code Execution issue through which an attacker can execute arbitrary code as root. The issue stems from the hotfix download mechanism, which downloads a shell script via HTTP, and then executes it as root. This is analogous to CVE-2019-6800 but for a different product.

Weakness: CWE-346 (Origin Validation Error)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19019?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Titanhq Webtitan.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-19019?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19019 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-19019 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19019 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-19015](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19015/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-19021](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19021/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-19017](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19017/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2019-19014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19014/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-19016](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19016/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-19019 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-19019 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Dec 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19019 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-2019-19019/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19019/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19019
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19019
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-19019

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19019/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.