Ptarmigan before 0.2.3 lacks API token validation, e.g., an "if (token === apiToken)…
Priority LOW 35CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
Ptarmigan before 0.2.3 lacks API token validation, e.g., an "if (token === apiToken) {return true;} return false;" code block.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01277 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ptarmigan_project:ptarmigan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.2.3 | Vulnerable | Ptarmigan Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:ptarmigan_project:ptarmigan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.2.3 Vulnerable ·Ptarmigan Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-16281
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q5m9-8685-c94f
References
Sources
- CVE-2019-16281 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-16281 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q5m9-8685-c94f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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