# CVE-2019-5430: Cross-site request forgery in UniFi Video Server

> Attackers can modify server configuration without user consent by tricking authenticated users into visiting malicious pages due to missing CSRF protection.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 May 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fc4h-7x45-5wrw

## What is CVE-2019-5430?

CVE-2019-5430 is a high-severity vulnerability in UniFi Video Server, published on 6 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

In UniFi Video 3.10.0 and prior, due to the lack of CSRF protection, it is possible to abuse the Web API to make changes on the server configuration without the user consent, requiring the attacker to lure an authenticated user to access on attacker controlled page.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5430?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ui Unifi Video.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-5430?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5430 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-5430 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5430 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in UniFi Video Server

- [CVE-2020-8144](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8144/): Path traversal in UniFi Video Controller (for Windows 7/8/10 x64) (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2020-24755](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24755/): Other in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-8146](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8146/): Privilege escalation in UniFi Video Controller (for Windows 7/8/10 x64) (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-6914](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6914/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-8145](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8145/): Missing authorization in UniFi Video Controller (for Windows 7/8/10 x64) (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-5430 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-5430 is a high-severity vulnerability in UniFi Video Server, published on 6 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5430 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: UniFi Video Server. 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-2019-5430/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5430/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5430
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5430
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5430

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5430/
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