What is CVE-2019-16906?

CVE-2019-16906 is a high-severity vulnerability in Infosysta In-App \& Desktop Notifications, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-10-31.

How severe is CVE-2019-16906?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Infosysta In-App \& Desktop Notifications

CVE-2019-16906

An issue was discovered in the Infosysta "In-App & Desktop Notifications" app 1.6.13_J8 for Jira. By using plugins/servlet/nfj/PushNotification?username= with a modified username, a different user's notifications can be read without authentication/authorization. These notifications are then no longer displayed to the normal user.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.021 (79.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Infosysta In-app_\&_desktop_notifications — versions 1.6.13_j8
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16906?: CVE-2019-16906 is a high-severity vulnerability in Infosysta In-App \& Desktop Notifications, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-10-31.
How severe is CVE-2019-16906?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.