CVE-2019-19105
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 backup function in ABB Telephone Gateway TG/S 3.2 and Busch-Jaeger 6186/11 Telefon-Gateway saves the current settings and configuration of the application, including credentials of existing user accounts and other configuration's credentials in plaintext.
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 backup function in ABB Telephone Gateway TG/S 3.2 and Busch-Jaeger 6186/11 Telefon-Gateway devices saves configuration settings and user account credentials in plaintext format. An attacker with access to these backup files can extract plaintext passwords and other authentication credentials, leading to unauthorized access to the device and connected systems.
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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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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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Confirm device model and firmware versionIdentify if the device is an ABB Telephone Gateway TG/S 3.2 or Busch-Jaeger 6186/11 Telefon-Gateway. Check device labeling, web interface, or administrative console for exact model and firmware version.Affected if Device matches either ABB TG/S 3.2 or Busch-Jaeger 6186/11 model
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Locate backup files on the deviceCheck the device administrative interface, FTP server, SMB share, or SD card slot for backup files. Look for common backup file extensions such as .bak, .cfg, .bin, .xml, or .tar.Affected if Backup files exist on the device or have been exported
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Extract and inspect backup file contentsOpen or decompress the backup file using standard archive tools. Search within the file contents for plaintext password strings, user account entries, or credential fields.Affected if Backup file contains readable plaintext passwords or authentication credentials
If the device is an ABB Telephone Gateway TG/S 3.2 or Busch-Jaeger 6186/11 and its backup files contain plaintext passwords or credentials, the environment is affected by CVE-2019-19105.
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 dataRestrict access to backup files through proper access controls, implement encryption for stored credentials within the backup mechanism, and rotate any credentials that may have been exposed in plaintext backups.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-19105 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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