# CVE-2019-5916: Code injection in POWER EGG

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary EL expressions on the server due to insufficient input validation in POWER EGG.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Feb 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r6mx-6mvg-8gr2

## What is CVE-2019-5916?

CVE-2019-5916 is a critical code injection vulnerability in D-CIRCLE inc. POWER EGG, published on 13 Feb 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Input validation issue in POWER EGG(Ver 2.0.1, Ver 2.02 Patch 3 and earlier, Ver 2.1 Patch 4 and earlier, Ver 2.2 Patch 7 and earlier, Ver 2.3 Patch 9 and earlier, Ver 2.4 Patch 13 and earlier, Ver 2.5 Patch 12 and earlier, Ver 2.6 Patch 8 and earlier, Ver 2.7 Patch 6 and earlier, Ver 2.7 Government Edition Patch 7 and earlier, Ver 2.8 Patch 6 and earlier, Ver 2.8c Patch 5 and earlier, Ver 2.9 Patch 4 and earlier) allows remote attackers to execute EL expression on the server via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-917 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5916?

It affects 1 product.


Products: D-Circle Power Egg.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-5916?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5916 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-5916 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5916 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-5916 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-5916 is a critical code injection vulnerability in D-CIRCLE inc. POWER EGG, published on 13 Feb 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-2019-5916 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: D-CIRCLE inc. POWER EGG. 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-2019-5916/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5916/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5916
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5916
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5916

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5916/
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