What is CVE-2019-12890?

CVE-2019-12890 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Redwoodhq, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-06-19.

How severe is CVE-2019-12890?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-12890 known to be exploited?

5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Redwoodhq

CVE-2019-12890

RedwoodHQ 2.5.5 does not require any authentication for database operations, which allows remote attackers to create admin users via a con.automationframework users insert_one call.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.062 (92.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Redwoodhq — versions 2.0, 2.5.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12890?: CVE-2019-12890 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Redwoodhq, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-06-19.
How severe is CVE-2019-12890?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-12890 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.