What is CVE-2018-19249?

CVE-2018-19249 is a high-severity vulnerability in Stripe API, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-01-03.

How severe is CVE-2018-19249?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Stripe API

CVE-2018-19249

The Stripe API v1 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by replaying api.stripe.com /v1/tokens XMLHttpRequest data, parsing the response under the object card{}, and reading the cvc_check information if the creation is successful without charging the actual card used in the transaction.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.014 (69.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Stripe Stripe_api — versions 1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19249?: CVE-2018-19249 is a high-severity vulnerability in Stripe API, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-01-03.
How severe is CVE-2018-19249?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.