CVE-2019-17444 describes a critical vulnerability in Jfrog Artifactory versions prior to 6.17.0, where administrative accounts are configured with default, unchanged passwords like "password." This allows unauthenticated network-based attackers to easily gain full control over the Artifactory instance. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability has a high potential for complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). While not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code exists in Nuclei templates, indicating readily available tools for exploitation, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jfrog:artifactory:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:* | ||
< 6.17.0CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:jfrog:artifactory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.