# What is CVE-2019-11275?

> CVE-2019-11275 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.3) in Apps Manager from Pivotal, published on 1 October 2019. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 1.1%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix.

Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2019-11275

## At a glance

- **Verdict:** Plan it in. No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle.
- **Precursor Intelligence risk score:** 20 out of 100 (Low); action: Monitor. Kept up to date as the evidence changes.
- **Severity:** Medium (CVSS 4.3 out of 10)
- **Known to be exploited:** No, not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today
- **Chance of use in the next 30 days:** 1.1% (latest exploit-likelihood forecast)
- **Published:** 1 October 2019
- **Record last updated:** 16 October 2020
- **Main product:** Apps Manager from Pivotal
- **Affected products:** 2

## What is CVE-2019-11275? In plain terms

It can be attacked from anywhere on the internet with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read some data.

### The official description

Pivotal Application Manager, versions 666.0.x prior to 666.0.36, versions 667.0.x prior to 667.0.22, versions 668.0.x prior to 668.0.21, versions 669.0.x prior to 669.0.13, and versions 670.0.x prior to 670.0.7, contain a vulnerability where a remote authenticated user can create an app with a name such that a csv program can interpret into a formula and gets executed. The malicious user can possibly gain access to a usage report that requires a higher privilege.

### What kind of flaw is it?

- CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
- CWE-1236: Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

### How an attack on it works

- Where an attacker can be: Anywhere on the internet
- How hard it is to pull off: Easy: no special conditions
- Login needed first: An ordinary user account
- Does someone have to click: No, nobody has to do anything
- What an attacker gets: Can read some data

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

## Is CVE-2019-11275 being exploited? Not that we know of

It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 1.1%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.

Exploit likelihood over the last 7 days: 1.1%, 1.1%, 1.1%, 1.1%, 1.1%, 1.1%, 1.1%.

### Timeline

- 1 October 2019: Published
- 16 October 2020: Record last updated

### How Precursor Intelligence ranks it

CVE-2019-11275 scores **20 out of 100 (Low)**, with the action "Monitor".

Every published flaw gets a risk score from 0 to 100, kept up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, from the one that counts most to the ones that count less:

- Evidence it is being exploited: biggest factor
- How severe it is: strong factor
- How widely exposed it is: smaller factor
- Threat activity around it: smaller factor

85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score. When this flaw matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it.

## Who is affected by CVE-2019-11275?

The published record lists 2 products. Versions are as published: "666.0.0 to before 666.0.36" means from 666.0.0 up to, but not including, 666.0.36.

- [Apps Manager](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/pivotal/apps_manager) by [Pivotal](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/pivotal) (Application): 666.0.0 to before 666.0.36, 667.0.0 to before 667.0.22, 668.0.0 to before 668.0.21, 669.0.0 to before 669.0.13, 670.0.0 to before 670.0.7
- [Pivotal Application Service](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/pivotal_software/pivotal_application_service) by [Pivotal Software](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/pivotal_software) (Application): 2.3.0 to 2.3.18, 2.4.0 to 2.4.14, 2.5.0 to 2.5.1, 2.6.0 to 2.6.5

## How do I fix CVE-2019-11275?

1. **Check whether you run it.** Compare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list.
2. **Apply the vendor’s fix.** Install the update named in the vendor’s advisory. We’ve put the advisory first in the list.
3. **If you can’t patch today.** Follow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in.
4. **Keep an eye on it.** Track the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood.

### References

- [pivotal.io](https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-11275) (Vendor advisory)

## Questions

### What is CVE-2019-11275?

CVE-2019-11275 is a medium-severity flaw in Apps Manager from Pivotal, published on 1 October 2019. It can be attacked from anywhere on the internet with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read some data.

### How serious is CVE-2019-11275?

It scores 4.3 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is medium. Our risk score for CVE-2019-11275 is 20 out of 100, which is Low. Its action is "Monitor". No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle.

### Is CVE-2019-11275 being exploited?

It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 1.1%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.

### Which versions does CVE-2019-11275 affect?

For Apps Manager from Pivotal: 666.0.0 to before 666.0.36, 667.0.0 to before 667.0.22, 668.0.0 to before 668.0.21, 669.0.0 to before 669.0.13, 670.0.0 to before 670.0.7. The record lists 2 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page.

### How do I fix CVE-2019-11275?

Install the update the vendor names in its advisory, linked first under "How do I fix" on this page. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet.

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