Auth bypass in Sphinxsearch Sphinx
CVE-2019-14511
Sphinx Technologies Sphinx 3.1.1 by default has no authentication and listens on 0.0.0.0, making it exposed to the internet (unless filtered by a firewall or reconfigured to listen to 127.0.0.1 only).
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (80.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sphinxsearch Sphinx — versions 3.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sphinxsearch.com/docs/sphinx3.html (Vendor Advisory)
- sphinxsearch.com/blog/ (Release Notes)
- blog.wirhabenstil.de/2019/08/19/sphinxsearch-0-0-0-09306-cve-2019-14511/ (Exploit, 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)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-14511?
- CVE-2019-14511 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sphinxsearch Sphinx, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-08-22.
- How severe is CVE-2019-14511?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.