# CVE-2020-9519: Information disclosure in Service Manager (Server).

> Attackers can expose configuration data via HTTP methods in Micro Focus Service Manager, requiring a patch to prevent information leakage.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Mar 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9w97-fqxc-vhf2

## What is CVE-2020-9519?

CVE-2020-9519 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus International Service Manager (Server)., published on 16 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

HTTP methods reveled in Web services vulnerability in Micro Focus Service manager (server), affecting versions 9.40, 9.41, 9.50, 9.51, 9.52, 9.60, 9.61, 9.62, 9.63. The vulnerability could be exploited to allow exposure of configuration data.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9519?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microfocus Service Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-9519?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9519 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-9519 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9519 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Micro Focus International Service Manager (Server).

- [CVE-2019-11666](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11666/): Deserialization in Service Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-11646](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11646/): Command injection in Micro Focus Service Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-11661](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11661/): Missing authorization in Service Manager (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2019-11665](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11665/): Information disclosure in Service Manager (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-11667](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11667/): Missing authorization in Service Manager (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-9519 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-9519 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus International Service Manager (Server)., published on 16 Mar 2020. 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-2020-9519 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Micro Focus International Service Manager (Server).. 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-2020-9519/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9519/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9519
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9519
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-9519

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9519/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.