CVE-2019-15716

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Published Aug 28, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

WTF before 0.19.0 does not set the permissions of config.yml, which might make it easier for local attackers to read passwords or API keys if the permissions were misconfigured or were based on unsafe OS defaults.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wtfutil:wtf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-6652	WTF before 0.19.0 does not set the permissions of config.yml, which might make it easier for local attackers to read passwords or API keys if the permissions were misconfigured or were based on unsafe OS defaults.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.455% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/wtfutil/wtf/blob/67658e172c9470e93e4122d6e2c90d01db12b0ac/cfg/config_files.go#L71-L72
https://github.com/wtfutil/wtf/compare/v0.18.0...v0.19.0
https://github.com/wtfutil/wtf/issues/517

History

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Subscriptions

Wtfutil Wtf

Weaknesses

CWE-276

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 12:56 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 28, 2019, 2:13 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 12:56 AM
Reserved: Aug 28, 2019, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:20 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 28, 2019, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:20 AM

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