# What is CVE-2019-6187? > CVE-2019-6187 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.5) in Xclarity Controller from Lenovo, published on 20 November 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 0.9%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix. Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2019-6187 ## 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:** 23 out of 100 (Low); action: Monitor. Kept up to date as the evidence changes. - **Severity:** Medium (CVSS 6.5 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:** 0.9% (latest exploit-likelihood forecast) - **Published:** 20 November 2019 - **Record last updated:** 24 August 2020 - **Main product:** Xclarity Controller from Lenovo - **Affected products:** 42 ## What is CVE-2019-6187? 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 data. ### The official description A stored CSV Injection vulnerability was reported in Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC) that could allow an administrative or other appropriately permissioned user to store malformed data in certain XCC server informational fields, that could result in crafted formulas being stored in an exported CSV file. The crafted formula is not executed on XCC itself and has no effect on the server. ### What kind of flaw is it? - 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 data Severity vector: `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N` ## Is CVE-2019-6187 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 0.9%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching. Exploit likelihood over the last 7 days: 0.9%, 0.9%, 0.9%, 0.9%, 0.9%, 0.9%, 0.9%. ### Timeline - 20 November 2019: Published - 24 August 2020: Record last updated ### How Precursor Intelligence ranks it CVE-2019-6187 scores **23 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-2019-6187? The published record lists 42 products. Versions are as published: "before tei392m" means every version up to, but not including, tei392m. - [Xclarity Controller](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/xclarity_controller) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Application): before tei392m, before cdi340m, before g1i312, before psi328m - Thinksystem Sr670 by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinkagile 7d1h](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinkagile_7d1h) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinkagile 7x82](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinkagile_7x82) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinkagile 7x83](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinkagile_7x83) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinkagile 7y11](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinkagile_7y11) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinkagile 7y12](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinkagile_7y12) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinkagile 7y13](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinkagile_7y13) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinkagile 7y14](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinkagile_7y14) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinkagile 7y88](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinkagile_7y88) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinkagile 7y90](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinkagile_7y90) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinkagile 7y92](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinkagile_7y92) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinkagile 7y93](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinkagile_7y93) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinkagile 7y94](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinkagile_7y94) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinkagile 7z03](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinkagile_7z03) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinkagile 7z04](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinkagile_7z04) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinkagile 7z05](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinkagile_7z05) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinkagile 7z06](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinkagile_7z06) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinkagile 7z07](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinkagile_7z07) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinkagile 7z20](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinkagile_7z20) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinkagile Yx84](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinkagile_yx84) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem Sd530](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_sd530) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem Sd650](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_sd650) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem Sn550](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_sn550) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem Sn850](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_sn850) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem Sr150](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_sr150) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem Sr158](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_sr158) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem Sr250](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_sr250) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem Sr258](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_sr258) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem Sr530](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_sr530) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem Sr550](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_sr550) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem Sr570](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_sr570) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem Sr590](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_sr590) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem Sr630](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_sr630) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem Sr650](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_sr650) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem Sr850](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_sr850) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem Sr860](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_sr860) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem Sr950](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_sr950) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem St250](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_st250) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem St258](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_st258) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem St550](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_st550) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified - [Thinksystem St558](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/lenovo/thinksystem_st558) by [Lenovo](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/lenovo) (Hardware): version not specified ## How do I fix CVE-2019-6187? 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 - [support.lenovo.com](https://support.lenovo.com/solutions/LEN-29118) (Patch, Vendor advisory) ## Questions ### What is CVE-2019-6187? CVE-2019-6187 is a medium-severity flaw in Xclarity Controller from Lenovo, published on 20 November 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 data. ### How serious is CVE-2019-6187? It scores 6.5 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is medium. Our risk score for CVE-2019-6187 is 23 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-2019-6187 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 0.9%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching. ### Which versions does CVE-2019-6187 affect? For Xclarity Controller from Lenovo: before tei392m, before cdi340m, before g1i312, before psi328m. The record lists 42 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page. ### How do I fix CVE-2019-6187? 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. ## Does CVE-2019-6187 affect you? Precursor Intelligence keeps checking for you: - **Tell us what you run.** Pick your software from a list, or let us work it out from your website. - **We match it to every flaw.** Over 400,000 published flaws, checked against your list. - **Ranked by real-world risk.** Every flaw gets a 0 to 100 risk score, kept up to date, led by evidence criminals are using it. - **Told as soon as we know.** An alert by email, in the app or by webhook to your own tools. Start free (no card, nothing to install): https://www.precursorintelligence.com/register Book a demo: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/contact