Critical severity · published Oct 12, 2020
CVE-2019-17444
Jfrog Artifactory uses default passwords (such as "password") for administrative accounts and does not require users to change them
9.8
CVSS
69.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Jfrog Artifactory uses default passwords (such as "password") for administrative accounts and does not require users to change them. This may allow unauthorized network-based attackers to completely compromise of Jfrog Artifactory. This issue affects Jfrog Artifactory versions prior to 6.17.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)69.4% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AR
Artifactory · Jfrog
before 6.17.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17444
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17444
Release Notes
https://www.jfrog.com/confluence/display/JFROG/Artifactory+Release+Notes
Vendor Advisory
https://www.jfrog.com/confluence/display/JFROG/JFrog+Artifactory
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