CVE-2019-19104
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 · uneditedThe web server in ABB Telephone Gateway TG/S 3.2 and Busch-Jaeger 6186/11 Telefon-Gateway allows access to different endpoints of the application without authenticating by accessing a specific uniform resource locator (URL) , violating the access-control (ACL) rules. This issue allows obtaining sensitive information that may aid in further attacks and privilege escalation.
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 ABB Telephone Gateway TG/S 3.2 and Busch-Jaeger 6186/11 Telefon-Gateway web server contains an authentication bypass vulnerability where specific URLs can be accessed without proper authentication, violating ACL rules. This allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive endpoints and potentially escalate privileges.
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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 dataall versionsall versionsCVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 the device modelLocate the device physically or check network inventory for ABB Telephone Gateway TG/S 3.2 or Busch-Jaeger 6186/11 Telefon-GatewayAffected if The device is one of these two models running any firmware version
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Verify web server is accessibleAttempt to access the device web interface via HTTP/HTTPS on the expected IP or hostnameAffected if The web interface is reachable on the network
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Test sensitive endpoints for authentication bypassAttempt to access known sensitive URLs (such as /admin, /config, /status, or API endpoints) directly without providing credentialsAffected if Any sensitive endpoint returns valid content or functionality without requiring login
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Check for unauthorized access to ACL-protected resourcesReview web server access logs for requests to protected paths that occurred without prior authentication indicators (such as login session cookies or Basic Auth headers)Affected if Logs show access to protected URLs from unauthenticated sources
A user is affected if they have an ABB TG/S 3.2 or Busch-Jaeger 6186/11 gateway device with accessible web interface where sensitive endpoints can be reached without authentication.
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 dataImplement proper authentication and access control validation on all application endpoints to enforce ACL rules. If a firmware patch is available from ABB, apply it immediately.
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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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