What is CVE-2019-16951?

CVE-2019-16951 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Enghouse Web Chat, classified under Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-11-13.

How severe is CVE-2019-16951?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-16951 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Enghouse Web Chat

CVE-2019-16951

A remote file include (RFI) issue was discovered in Enghouse Web Chat 6.2.284.34. One can replace the localhost attribute with one's own domain name. When the product calls this domain after the POST request is sent, it retrieves an attacker's data and displays it. Also worth mentioning is the amount of information sent in the request from this product to the attacker: it reveals information the public should not have. This includes pathnames and internal ip addresses.

EPSS: 0.010 (57.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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-829 — Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

Public proof-of-concept exploits

404notf0und/CVE-Flow

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16951?: CVE-2019-16951 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Enghouse Web Chat, classified under Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-16951?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-16951 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.