CVE-2019-9733
This is only allowable from a connection directly from localhost, but providing a X-Forwarded-For HTTP header to the request allows an unauthenticated user to login with the default credentials of the access-admin account while bypassing the whitelist…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 53.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
An issue was discovered in JFrog Artifactory 6.7.3. By default, the access-admin account is used to reset the password of the admin account in case an administrator gets locked out from the Artifactory console. This is only allowable from a connection directly from localhost, but providing a X-Forwarded-For HTTP header to the request allows an unauthenticated user to login with the default credentials of the access-admin account while bypassing the whitelist of allowed IP addresses. The access-admin account can use Artifactory's API to request authentication tokens for all users including the admin account and, in turn, assume full control of all artifacts and repositories managed by Artifactory.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 53.88% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- jfrog/artifactory
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 17.4% on 21 September 2026 to 53.9% on 3 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152172/JFrog-Artifactory-Administrator-Authentication-Bypass.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.ciphertechs.com/jfrog-artifactory-advisory/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.jfrog.com/confluence/display/RTF/Release+Notes#ReleaseNotes-Artifactory6.8.6Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152172/JFrog-Artifactory-Administrator-Authentication-Bypass.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.ciphertechs.com/jfrog-artifactory-advisory/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.jfrog.com/confluence/display/RTF/Release+Notes#ReleaseNotes-Artifactory6.8.6Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.