# CVE-2019-4394: Business logic in Cloud Orchestrator

> A local user can exploit APIs in IBM Cloud Orchestrator to send unauthorized emails, requiring a patch to restrict API access.

- **Severity:** Low 2.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/I:L/PR:H/A:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Oct 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f5g2-85rj-5g35

## What is CVE-2019-4394?

CVE-2019-4394 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Orchestrator, published on 25 Oct 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Cloud Orchestrator 2.4 through 2.4.0.5 and 2.5 through 2.5.0.9 contain APIs that could be used by a local user to send email. IBM X-Force ID: 162232.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4394?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Cloud Orchestrator.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-4394?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4394 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-4394 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4394 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Orchestrator

- [CVE-2016-0204](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0204/): Open redirect in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2019-4399](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4399/): Weak cryptography in Cloud Orchestrator (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2016-0203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0203/): Information disclosure in Cloud Orchestrator (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2019-4396](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4396/): Other in Cloud Orchestrator (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2019-4461](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4461/): Other in Cloud Orchestrator (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-4394 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-4394 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Orchestrator, published on 25 Oct 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4394 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Cloud Orchestrator. 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-2019-4394/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4394/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-4394
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4394
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-4394

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4394/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.