# CVE-2019-5492: Information disclosure in Element Plug-in for vCenter Server

> An unauthenticated attacker can disclose sensitive account information via the Element Plug-in for vCenter Server.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 29 Apr 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m5cm-69xp-qf52

## What is CVE-2019-5492?

CVE-2019-5492 is a high-severity vulnerability in NetApp, Inc. Element Plug-in for vCenter Server, published on 29 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Element Plug-in for vCenter Server versions prior to 4.2.3 may disclose sensitive account information to an unauthenticated attacker. NetApp HCI Compute Node versions prior to 1.4P2 bundle affected versions of Element Plug-in for vCenter Server.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5492?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Netapp Element Plug-in for Vcenter Server, Netapp Hyper Converged Infrastructure Compute Node.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-5492?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5492 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-5492 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NetApp, Inc. Element Plug-in for vCenter Server

- [CVE-2021-26987](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26987/): Code injection in Element Plug-in for vCenter Server (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-5492 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-5492 is a high-severity vulnerability in NetApp, Inc. Element Plug-in for vCenter Server, published on 29 Apr 2019. 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-2019-5492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NetApp, Inc. Element Plug-in for vCenter 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-2019-5492/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5492/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5492
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5492
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5492

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5492/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.