What is CVE-2019-19251?

CVE-2019-19251 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Last.fm Desktop, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-12-10.

How severe is CVE-2019-19251?

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

RCE in Last.fm Desktop

CVE-2019-19251

The Last.fm desktop app (Last.fm Scrobbler) through 2.1.39 on macOS makes HTTP requests that include an API key without the use of SSL/TLS. Although there is an Enable SSL option, it is disabled by default, and cleartext requests are made as soon as the app starts.

EPSS: 0.007 (47.6th 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

Last.fm Last.fm_desktop
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
CWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-19251?: CVE-2019-19251 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Last.fm Desktop, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-12-10.
How severe is CVE-2019-19251?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.