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CVE-2019-16109

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-16109 describes a medium-severity vulnerability in Plataformatec Devise versions prior to 4.7.1, where an account could be confirmed if a blank confirmation_token was submitted and a corresponding blank value existed in the database. This issue is theoretical within Devise itself, as the framework does not generate such database records. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, resulting in a potential loss of confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:plataformatec:devise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0183 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: deviseFixed in: 4.7.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

rubygemsGHSA-fcjw-8rhj-gwwcmedium

Authentication Bypass in Devise

Sep 11, 2019

References

github.com / plataformatec/devise/compare/v4.7.0...v4.7.1
Third Party Advisory
github.com / plataformatec/devise/issues/5071
Third Party Advisory
github.com / plataformatec/devise/pull/5132
PatchThird Party Advisory