What is CVE-2019-15716?

CVE-2019-15716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wtfutil Wtf, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2019-15716?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Wtfutil Wtf

CVE-2019-15716

WTF before 0.19.0 does not set the permissions of config.yml, which might make it easier for local attackers to read passwords or API keys if the permissions were misconfigured or were based on unsafe OS defaults.

EPSS: 0.005 (37.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Wtfutil Wtf
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15716?: CVE-2019-15716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wtfutil Wtf, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2019-15716?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.