CVE-2019-9733 Auth bypass in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published 11 Apr 2019 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can bypass IP restrictions using X-Forwarded-For headers to log in as access-admin and take full control of Artifactory repositories.

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-2019-9733?

CVE-2019-9733 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Jfrog Artifactory, published on 11 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in JFrog Artifactory 6.7.3. By default, the access-admin account is used to reset the password of the admin account in case an administrator gets locked out from the Artifactory console. This is only allowable from a connection directly from localhost, but providing a X-Forwarded-For HTTP header to the request allows an unauthenticated user to login with the default credentials of the access-admin account while bypassing the whitelist of allowed IP addresses. The access-admin account can use Artifactory's API to request authentication tokens for all users including the admin account and, in turn, assume full control of all artifacts and repositories managed by Artifactory.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9733?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jfrog Artifactory.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9733?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9733 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2019-9733 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-9733 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-8h32-rch7-92w4.