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CVE-2019-20933

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

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
November 19, 2020
Published Date
November 19, 2020
Last Updated
August 05, 2024
Vendor
InfluxData
Product
InfluxDB
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).
Tags
nuclei_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

9.8 - CRITICAL

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

CVSS v2.0

7.5

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

EPSS Score

Score
93.75% (Percentile: 99.85%) as of 2025-07-29

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2025-06-30 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues/12927 https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/compare/v1.7.5...v1.7.6 https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/commit/761b557315ff9c1642cf3b0e5797cd3d983a24c0 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00030.html https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4823

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
The Shadowserver (via CIRCL) 2025-07-01 12:00:31 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-20933.yaml 2025-04-26 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

Hydragyrum/CVE-2019-20933

Type: github • Created: 2021-07-24 11:12:13 UTC • Stars: 1

LorenzoTullini/InfluxDB-Exploit-CVE-2019-20933

Type: github • Created: 2021-04-28 16:25:31 UTC • Stars: 39

InfluxDB CVE-2019-20933 vulnerability exploit

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Detected by Nuclei

  • Added to KEVIntel