CVE-2019-14955
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 · uneditedIn JetBrains Hub versions earlier than 2018.4.11436, there was no option to force a user to change the password and no password expiration policy was implemented.
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 confidenceJetBrains Hub versions prior to 2018.4.11436 lacked password policy enforcement capabilities, specifically the ability for administrators to force password changes and implement password expiration policies, potentially allowing compromised or old credentials to remain valid indefinitely.
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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< 2018.4.11436CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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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Locate JetBrains Hub installation and identify versionCheck the Hub installation directory for version information. Common paths include /opt/hub, /usr/local/hub, or the service's startup logs. Run 'java -jar hub.jar --version' if accessible, or inspect the hub.jar manifest file.Affected if Installed version is lower than 2018.4.11436 or version cannot be determined (indicating a pre-policy release)
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Access Hub Administration settingsLog into Hub as an administrator and navigate to Administration > Security > Password Policy (or equivalent settings panel in the version's admin interface).Affected if Password policy options (forced password change, password expiration) are missing or grayed out, indicating the feature was not yet implemented
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Verify password expiration configurationIn the admin panel, check if password expiration period settings exist and can be configured. Look for settings labeled 'Password expires after' or similar.Affected if No password expiration setting exists or the option to set expiration period is unavailable
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Check for forced password change capabilityIn the admin panel, verify if administrators have the ability to force password changes for users. Look for 'Force password change' or 'Require password change' options.Affected if Admin interface lacks the ability to force password changes on user accounts
Environment is affected if JetBrains Hub version is below 2018.4.11436 OR if the administrator interface lacks password policy and forced password change features.
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 data2018.4.11436
Upgrade JetBrains Hub to version 2018.4.11436 or later, which introduces password policy options including forced password changes and expiration settings.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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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.
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- 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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