Youtrack
CVE-2019-12850
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
A query injection was possible in JetBrains YouTrack. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized queries/prepared statements. Never concatenate user input into SQL. Apply least-privilege database permissions.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as SQL Injection (CWE-89), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database. A query injection was possible in JetBrains YouTrack. The issue was fixed in YouTrack 2018.4.49168. Affected products include: Jetbrains Youtrack.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
A query injection was possible in JetBrains YouTrack. The issue was fixed in YouTrack 2018.4.49168.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.19197 by abusing an auth
Unauthenticated account takeover in JetBrains YouTrack's Helpdesk feature allows a remote attacker to hijack existing ac
Authentication bypass in JetBrains YouTrack allows attackers to obtain full administrative access by leveraging a direct
Account takeover in JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.19197 is possible because the application accepts a replayed notifi
In JetBrains YouTrack before 2024.3.51866 system takeover was possible through path traversal in plugin sandbox. Rated c
JetBrains YouTrack before 2021.4.40426 was vulnerable to SSTI (Server-Side Template Injection) via FreeMarker templates.
JetBrains YouTrack before 2021.3.23639 is vulnerable to Host header injection. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this
In JetBrains YouTrack before 2020.5.3123, server-side template injection (SSTI) was possible, which could lead to code e
An SSRF attack was possible on a JetBrains YouTrack server. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is re
Certain actions could cause privilege escalation for issue attachments in JetBrains YouTrack. Rated critical severity (C
An Insecure Direct Object Reference, with Authorization Bypass through a User-Controlled Key, was possible in JetBrains
Unauthenticated database backup disclosure in JetBrains YouTrack before 2025.3.156085, 2026.1.13913, and 2026.2.18112 al
GitHub PoC
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