# CVE-2019-6144: Security feature bypass in Forcepoint One Endpoint

> A normal user can disable the Forcepoint One Endpoint, bypassing Data Loss Prevention and Web protection controls.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Oct 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pg8h-7xhq-p9wq

## What is CVE-2019-6144?

CVE-2019-6144 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Forcepoint One Endpoint, published on 23 Oct 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

This vulnerability allows a normal (non-admin) user to disable the Forcepoint One Endpoint (versions 19.04 through 19.08) and bypass DLP and Web protection.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6144?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Forcepoint One Endpoint.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-6144?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6144 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-6144 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Forcepoint One Endpoint

- [CVE-2022-27608](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27608/): Security feature bypass in One Endpoint (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2022-27609](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27609/): Security feature bypass in One Endpoint (medium 6.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-6144 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-6144 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Forcepoint One Endpoint, published on 23 Oct 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Forcepoint One Endpoint. 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-2019-6144/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6144/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6144
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6144
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-6144

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6144/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.