# CVE-2019-19283: Information disclosure in XHQ

> An attacker can obtain non-sensitive server architecture information from Siemens XHQ to tailor subsequent attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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:** 14 Dec 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-69h7-5pmq-j396

## What is CVE-2019-19283?

CVE-2019-19283 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens XHQ, published on 14 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in XHQ (All Versions < 6.1). The application's web server could expose non-sensitive information about the server's architecture. This could allow an attacker to adapt further attacks to the version in place.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19283?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Xhq.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-19283?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19283 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-19283 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19283 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens XHQ

- [CVE-2019-13932](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13932/): Other in XHQ (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2019-19289](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19289/): A vulnerability has been identified in XHQ (All Versions < 6.1). (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-13930](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13930/): Cross-site request forgery in XHQ (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2019-19286](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19286/): SQL injection in XHQ (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2019-19287](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19287/): Path traversal in XHQ (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-19283 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-19283 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens XHQ, published on 14 Dec 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-2019-19283 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens XHQ. 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-2019-19283/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19283/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19283
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19283
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-19283

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19283/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.