CVE-2019-11674
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMan-in-the-middle vulnerability in Micro Focus Self Service Password Reset, affecting all versions prior to 4.4.0.4. The vulnerability could exploit invalid certificate validation and may result in a man-in-the-middle attack.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe vulnerability is an SSL/TLS certificate validation flaw in Micro Focus Self Service Password Reset where the product fails to properly validate server certificates. This allows an attacker positioned on the network path between the client and server to intercept communications by presenting a fraudulent certificate, potentially capturing sensitive authentication credentials during password reset operations.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 4.3= 4.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Micro Focus Self Service Password Reset is installedLook for installation directories named 'NetIQ' or 'Self Service Password Reset' in typical locations such as C:\Program Files\NetIQ or C:\Micro Focus, or check for running services named 'Self Service Password Reset' in Windows Services or Unix init systemsAffected if The product is found to be installed on the system
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Determine the installed versionCheck the product's About page, readme files in the installation directory, or query the application binaries for version information. The version format appears as 4.3.x or 4.4.xAffected if The version returned is 4.3 (any minor version) or exactly 4.4, meaning it falls within the <=4.3 or =4.4 affected ranges
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Verify if HTTPS/SSL is configured for the productExamine the product's configuration files (commonly found in the 'config' or 'conf' subdirectory within the installation) for web server settings, connector configurations, or URL definitions that indicate HTTPS usage. Also check if the product is accessed via HTTPS URLs in your environmentAffected if The product is configured to accept HTTPS connections, as the certificate validation flaw only applies when SSL/TLS transport is in use
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Inspect SSL certificate validation configurationLook for configuration parameters related to SSL certificate validation in the product's configuration files or web server settings. Check for properties such as 'validateServerCertificate', 'trustAllCerts', or similar SSL validation settings that may be set to disabled or falseAffected if Certificate validation is disabled or set to bypass trust verification, indicating the vulnerable configuration is present
You are affected if Micro Focus Self Service Password Reset version 4.3 (any subversion) or version 4.4 is installed and the product is configured to use HTTPS/SSL connections for password reset operations.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Micro Focus Self Service Password Reset to version 4.4.0.4 or later, which contains proper certificate validation logic. Until patched, avoid using the product over untrusted networks.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-11674 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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