Auth bypass in Citrix Sharefile

CVE-2019-7218

Citrix ShareFile before 19.23 allows a downgrade from two-factor authentication to one-factor authentication. An attacker with access to the offline victim's otp physical token or virtual app (like google authenticator) is able to bypass the first authentication phase (username/password mechanism) and log-in using username/otp combination only (phase 2 of 2FA).

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.012 (65.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7218?
CVE-2019-7218 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Citrix Sharefile, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-7218?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.