CVE-2019-17444

JFrog Artifactory does not enforce default admin password change

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Published Oct 12, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 69.4% KEV · Not listed

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.

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

Jfrog

Artifactory

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.x`	unaffected	—
`all`	affected	< 6.17.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jfrog:artifactory:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

This is fixed in 6.17, and 7.x and later releases.

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 69.4% (69.445% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.jfrog.com/confluence/display/JFROG/Artifactory+Release+Notes
https://www.jfrog.com/confluence/display/JFROG/JFrog+Artifactory

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Jfrog Artifactory

Weaknesses

CWE-521

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:51 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: palo_alto
Published: Oct 12, 2020, 9:55 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:51 PM
Reserved: Oct 10, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:23 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 12, 2020, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:23 AM

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