Information disclosure in Cisofy Lynis
CVE-2019-13033
In CISOfy Lynis 2.x through 2.7.5, the license key can be obtained by looking at the process list when a data upload is being performed. This license can be used to upload data to a central Lynis server. Although no data can be extracted by knowing the license key, it may be possible to upload the data of additional scans.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (27.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisofy Lynis
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 30, 31
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cisofy.com/security/cve/cve-2019-13033/ (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00024.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-13033?
- CVE-2019-13033 is a low-severity vulnerability in Cisofy Lynis, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2020-06-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-13033?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-13033 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.