CVE-2019-5643 C4G BLIS Improper Access Control

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can enumerate user names and facility names in C4G BLIS, exposing sensitive organizational data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-5643?

CVE-2019-5643 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Computing For Good Basic Laboratory Information System, published on 6 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Computing For Good's Basic Laboratory Information System (also known as C4G BLIS) version 3.5 and earlier suffers from an instance of CWE-284, "Improper Access Control." As a result, an unauthenticated user may enumerate the user names and facility names in use on a particular installation.

Weakness: CWE-306, CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5643?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gatech Computing for Good\'s Basic Laboratory Information System.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5643?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5643 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-5643 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5643 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xm3p-h74w-hwrq.

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