CVE-2019-16766

Q: How do I fix CVE-2019-16766?

Upgrade wagtail-2fa to 1.3.0 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2019-16766 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2019-16766 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.5% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 71% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2019-16766?

CVE-2019-16766 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.7, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2019-16766 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for wagtail-2fa (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGHEPSS 71th pctl

8.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

When using wagtail-2fa before 1.3.0, if someone gains access to someone's Wagtail login credentials, they can log into the CMS and bypass the 2FA check by changing the URL. They can then add a new device and gain full access to the CMS. This problem has been patched in version 1.3.0.

CWE-290 CWE-304

How to fix

Remediation Available

wagtail-2faNVD

Affected:< 1.3.0Fixed in:1.3.0CVE-2019-16766derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days

71stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 71% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-4358	Critical	9.8	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-24112	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-23131	Critical	9.1	96%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-1234	High	7.5	74%	-	-
CVE-2021-31195	Medium	6.5	74%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-7388	Critical	10.0	69%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2019-16766?

Upgrade wagtail-2fa to 1.3.0 or later.

Is CVE-2019-16766 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2019-16766 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.5% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 71% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2019-16766?

CVE-2019-16766 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.7, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2019-16766 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for wagtail-2fa (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.