CVE-2019-9733: Critical severity jfrog artifactory vulnerability
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.
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What is the severity of CVE-2019-9733?
The severity of CVE-2019-9733 is critical with a CVSS score of 9.8.
What is the impacted software version of CVE-2019-9733?
The impacted software version of CVE-2019-9733 is JFrog Artifactory 6.7.3.
What is the vulnerability in CVE-2019-9733?
The vulnerability in CVE-2019-9733 is an authentication bypass issue in JFrog Artifactory.
How can the vulnerability in CVE-2019-9733 be exploited?
The vulnerability in CVE-2019-9733 can be exploited by an attacker using a forged X-Forwarded-For header to reset the password of the admin account.
Is there a fix available for CVE-2019-9733?
Yes, a fix is available in JFrog Artifactory version 6.8.6.