# CVE-2019-4572: Information disclosure in FileNet Content Manager

> IBM FileNet Content Manager may log web service credentials in specific configurations, allowing local administrators to access sensitive user data.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.1 (`CVSS:3.0/PR:H/I:N/S:U/AV:L/UI:N/AC:H/A:N/C:H/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:** 14 Oct 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vvgc-xrw5-pcgg

## What is CVE-2019-4572?

CVE-2019-4572 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM FileNet Content Manager, published on 14 Oct 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM FileNet Content Manager 5.5.2 and 5.5.3 in specific configurations, could log the web service user credentials into a log file that could be accessed by an administrator on the local machine. IBM X-Force ID: 166798.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4572?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Filenet Content Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-4572?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4572 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-4572 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4572 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM FileNet Content Manager

- [CVE-2018-1844](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1844/): XML external entity in FileNet Content Manager (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2020-4759](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4759/): Code injection in FileNet Content Manager (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2010-3320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3320/): Open redirect in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2021-38965](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38965/): Command injection in FileNet Content Manager (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2020-4447](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4447/): Cross-site scripting in FileNet Content Manager (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-4572 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-4572 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM FileNet Content Manager, published on 14 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-2019-4572 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM FileNet Content Manager. 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-2019-4572/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4572/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-4572
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4572
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-4572

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