# CVE-2019-19287: Path traversal in XHQ

> Unauthenticated attackers can traverse the server file system via the web interface to read arbitrary files.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 14 Dec 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m4c5-25qf-rmm3

## What is CVE-2019-19287?

CVE-2019-19287 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Siemens XHQ, published on 14 Dec 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in XHQ (All Versions < 6.1). The web interface could allow attackers to traverse through the file system of the server based by sending specially crafted packets over the network without authentication.

Weakness: CWE-23 (Relative Path Traversal)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19287?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Xhq.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-19287?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19287 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-19287 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19287 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-2019-19288](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19288/): Cross-site scripting in XHQ (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-19287 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-19287 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Siemens XHQ, published on 14 Dec 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19287 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-2019-19287/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19287/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19287
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19287
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-19287

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19287/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.