What is CVE-2019-19345?

CVE-2019-19345 is a high-severity vulnerability in [Unknown] Openshift/mediawiki-Apb, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-03-20.

How severe is CVE-2019-19345?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in [Unknown] Openshift/mediawiki-Apb

CVE-2019-19345

A vulnerability was found in all openshift/mediawiki-apb 4.x.x versions prior to 4.3.0, where an insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/mediawiki-apb. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.

Published 2020-03-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 17.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

[Unknown] Openshift/mediawiki-Apb
Red Hat Openshift — versions 3.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-19345?: CVE-2019-19345 is a high-severity vulnerability in [Unknown] Openshift/mediawiki-Apb, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2019-19345?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.