CVE-2019-20933 (GCVE-0-2019-20933)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-11-19 01:50 – Updated: 2024-08-05 03:00
VLAI Previdian
Summary
InfluxDB before 1.7.6 has an authentication bypass vulnerability in the authenticate function in services/httpd/handler.go because a JWT token may have an empty SharedSecret (aka shared secret).
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: fb670b5e-1c63-4dcf-95f1-0a441c2e77d2

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2019-20933

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-07-01 02:00 CEST

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-07-01
Asserted: 2025-07-01
Scope
Notes: InfluxDB before 1.7.6 has an authentication bypass vulnerability in the authenticate function in services/httpd/handler.go because a JWT token may... | Affected: InfluxData / InfluxDB | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.30921 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title InfluxDB before 1.7.6 has an authentication bypass vulnerability in the authenticate function in services/httpd/handler.go because a JWT token may...
Cve Id CVE-2019-20933
Vendor InfluxData
Ghsa Id GHSA-2RMP-FW5R-J5QV
Product InfluxDB
Added Date 2025-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score 0.30921
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.9821
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2019-20933
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST
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