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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-16281

Ptarmigan before 0.2.3 lacks API token validation, e.g., an "if (token === apiToken) {return true;} return false;" code block.

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CVE-2019-16281
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31 Oct 2026, 10:37 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2019-16281

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Dec 2020, 21:15 UTC

Ptarmigan before 0.2.3 lacks API token validation, e.g., an "if (token === apiToken) {return true;} return false;" code block.

osv:CVE-2019-16281
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-16281",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2019-16281",
    "summary": "Ptarmigan before 0.2.3 lacks API token validation, e.g., an \"if (token === apiToken) {return true;} return false;\" code block.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2019-16281",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2019-16281",
      "aliases": [
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "207f7632201a1858dd0c1a122fe2b499f6331756"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "37fd8f9da3bab9d323ddd77f2fd20b6dde8bcf6c"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:ptarmigan_project:ptarmigan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
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                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "0.2.3"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
                  {
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "fixed": "37fd8f9da3bab9d323ddd77f2fd20b6dde8bcf6c"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
                  },
                  {
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "fixed": "207f7632201a1858dd0c1a122fe2b499f6331756"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "REFERENCES_TAG",
                    "original_tag": "v0.2.3"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v0.2.2",
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2019-16281.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:50:47.401048240Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/nayutaco/ptarmigan/releases/tag/v0.2.3",
        "https://github.com/nayutaco/ptarmigan/commit/37fd8f9da3bab9d323ddd77f2fd20b6dde8bcf6c",
        "https://github.com/nayutaco/ptarmigan/compare/v0.2.2...v0.2.3"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2019-16281",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 382153,
  "published_at": "2020-12-30T21:15:12.58+00:00"
}