What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-19228?

CVE-2019-19228 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.9%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2019-19228?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2019-19228. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.9%.

Datamanager Box 2 0 Firmware CVE-2019-19228

CRITICAL

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information (CWE-312)

2019-12-04 cve@mitre.org

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 04, 2019 - 19:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

Fronius Solar Inverter devices before 3.14.1 (HM 1.12.1) allow attackers to bypass authentication because the password for the today account is stored in the /tmp/web_users.conf file.

AnalysisAI

Fronius Solar Inverter devices before 3.14.1 (HM 1.12.1) allow attackers to bypass authentication because the password for the today account is stored in the /tmp/web_users.conf file. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-312. Fronius Solar Inverter devices before 3.14.1 (HM 1.12.1) allow attackers to bypass authentication because the password for the today account is stored in the /tmp/web_users.conf file. Affected products include: Fronius Datamanager Box 2.0 Firmware, Fronius Eco 25.0-3-S Firmware, Fronius Eco 27.0-3-S Firmware, Fronius Galvo 1.5-1 Firmware, Fronius Galvo 1.5-1 208-240 Firmware. Version information: before 3.14.1.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.