# CVE-2019-9733: Auth bypass in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/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:** 11 Apr 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8h32-rch7-92w4

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- JFrog Artifactory 6.7.3 - Admin Login Bypass (nuclei): http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-9733.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Jfrog Artifactory

- [CVE-2026-82329](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-82329/): JFrog Artifactory Improper Authentication (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-42016](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-42016/): JFrog Artifactory Incorrect Authorization (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-42018](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-42018/): JFrog Artifactory Improper Authentication (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-66384](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-66384/): JFrog Artifactory Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (medium 5.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-17444](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17444/): JFrog Artifactory does not enforce default admin password change (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-9733 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Jfrog Artifactory. 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-2019-9733/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9733/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9733
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9733
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-9733

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9733/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.