Exposed dangerous method or function in Crowd Server - CVE-2019-11580
Published: June 7, 2019 / Updated: August 12, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18716
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11580
CWE-ID: CWE-749
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrectly enabled pdkinstall development plugin in release builds. A remote unauthenticated attacker can install arbitrary plugin and gain full control over the affected system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow remote code execution.
Affected software
Crowd Server
How to mitigate CVE-2019-11580
Install updates from vendor's website.
Crowd Server - addressed in versions 3.0.5, 3.1.6, 3.2.8, 3.3.5, 3.4.4