What is CVE-2019-16699?

CVE-2019-16699 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sr Freecap Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-16699?

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

Improper input validation in Sr Freecap Project

CVE-2019-16699

The sr_freecap (aka freeCap CAPTCHA) extension 2.4.5 and below and 2.5.2 and below for TYPO3 fails to sanitize user input, which allows execution of arbitrary Extbase actions, resulting in Remote Code Execution.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.024 (82.5th 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

Sr_freecap_project Sr_freecap
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16699?: CVE-2019-16699 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sr Freecap Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-16699?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.