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CVE-2019-20933

PUBLISHED

InfluxDB before 1.7.6 has an authentication bypass vulnerability in the authenticate function in services/httpd/handler.go because a JWT token may...

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PoC available Remote Low complexity No user interaction
Vendor
InfluxData
Product
InfluxDB
Published
Nov 19, 2020
EPSS
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Description

InfluxDB before 1.7.6 has an authentication bypass vulnerability in the authenticate function in services/httpd/handler.go because a JWT token may have an empty SharedSecret (aka shared secret).

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CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 9.8 Critical

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

CVSS v2.0 7.5 High

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitation Status

Proof of concept available

Recorded 2021-04-28 16:25:31 UTC · GitHub

References

Known Exploited Vulnerability Sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver (via CIRCL) First 2025-07-01 00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-20933.yaml Apr 25, 2025

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

Hydragyrum/CVE-2019-20933

github · Created 2021-07-24 11:12:13 UTC · 1 stars

LorenzoTullini/InfluxDB-Exploit-CVE-2019-20933

github · Created 2021-04-28 16:25:31 UTC · 39 stars

InfluxDB CVE-2019-20933 vulnerability exploit

CVE-2019-20933

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Nuclei

  • Proof of Concept Exploit Available

  • CVE Published to Public

  • CVE ID Reserved