What is CVE-2019-18986?

CVE-2019-18986 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pimcore, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-15.

How severe is CVE-2019-18986?

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

Vulnerability in Pimcore

CVE-2019-18986

Pimcore before 6.2.2 allow attackers to brute-force (guess) valid usernames by using the 'forgot password' functionality as it returns distinct messages for invalid password and non-existing users.

EPSS: 0.012 (64.7th 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:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Pimcore
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18986?: CVE-2019-18986 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pimcore, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-15.
How severe is CVE-2019-18986?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.