UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20933
Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
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Published: 19 Nov 2020, 02:15
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 12:17
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100 CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
19 Nov 2020, 02:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 12:17
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
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).
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Systems
- ubuntu•influxdb
< 1.1.1+dfsg1-4+deb9u1ubuntu1 | < 1.6.4-1+deb10u1build0.20.04.1 | < 1.6.7~rc0-1
References (6)
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20933
- https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/commit/761b557315ff9c1642cf3b0e5797cd3d983a24c0
- https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues/12927
- https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/compare/v1.7.5...v1.7.6
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5451-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20933