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TI-2019-13025 Aliases CVE-2019-17444GHSA-4845-j55w-6rx6

JFrog Artifactory does not enforce default admin password change

Priority HIGH 79CWE-521Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-521.

Summary

Jfrog Artifactory uses default passwords (such as "password") for administrative accounts and does not require users to change them. This may allow unauthorized network-based attackers to completely compromise of Jfrog Artifactory. This issue affects Jfrog Artifactory versions prior to 6.17.0.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.69445 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Artifactory (Jfrog): 7.x, 6.17.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JFrogArtifactoryall to before 6.17.07.x, 6.17.0Patch availableCNA
  • Artifactory VendorJFrog Affected all to before 6.17.0 Fixed in 7.x, 6.17.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jfrog:artifactory:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*before 6.17.0VulnerableJFrog
  • cpe:2.3:a:jfrog:artifactory:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:* Versions before 6.17.0 Vulnerable ·JFrog

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Artifactory (Jfrog) Fixed in 7.x, 6.17.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-17444
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4845-j55w-6rx6

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2026-56777 Potential authentication bypass leading to administrative access in Artifactory KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-30404 Incorrect authorization validation of user token in JFrog Artifactory allows Privilege Escalation KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-30406 Anonymous user token generation exposure in JFrog Artifactory KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-47149 Authenticated users may write data outside the intended Docker cache path KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2019-07126 An issue was discovered in JFrog Artifactory 6.7.3. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-08120 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in ui/artifact/upload in JFrog Artifactory before… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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