What is CVE-2019-16124?

CVE-2019-16124 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Youphptube, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2019-16124?

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

Auth bypass in Youphptube

CVE-2019-16124

In YouPHPTube 7.4, the file install/checkConfiguration.php has no access control, which leads to everyone being able to edit the configuration file, and insert malicious PHP code.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.276 (97.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Youphptube
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16124?: CVE-2019-16124 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Youphptube, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-16124?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.