What is CVE-2019-16949?

CVE-2019-16949 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Enghouse Web Chat, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-11-13.

How severe is CVE-2019-16949?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Enghouse Web Chat

CVE-2019-16949

An issue was discovered in Enghouse Web Chat 6.1.300.31 and 6.2.284.34. A user is allowed to send an archive of their chat log to an email address specified at the beginning of the chat (where the user enters in their name and e-mail address). This POST request can be modified to change the message as well as the end recipient of the message. The e-mail address will have the same domain name and user as the product allotted. This can be used in phishing campaigns against users on the same domain.

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

EPSS: 0.008 (52.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Enghouse Web_chat — versions 6.1.300.31, 6.2.284.34
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16949?: CVE-2019-16949 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Enghouse Web Chat, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-16949?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.