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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-18986

Pimcore before 6.2.2 allow attackers to brute-force (guess) valid usernames by using the 'forgot password' functionality as it returns distinct messages for invalid password and non-existing users.

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CVE-2019-18986
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1 Nov 2026, 08:25 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2019-18986

core-osv · Original source

Published 15 Nov 2019, 05:15 UTC

Pimcore before 6.2.2 allow attackers to brute-force (guess) valid usernames by using the 'forgot password' functionality as it returns distinct messages for invalid password and non-existing users.

osv:CVE-2019-18986
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-18986",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2019-18986",
    "summary": "Pimcore before 6.2.2 allow attackers to brute-force (guess) valid usernames by using the 'forgot password' functionality as it returns distinct messages for invalid password and non-existing users.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2019-18986",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2019-18986",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2019-18986",
        "GHSA-8889-9g3f-73rj"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
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                {
                  "fixed": "75a93f6e3edf90444d88695d190a6dfaa8c2499e"
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                {
                  "fixed": "4a7bba5c3f818852cbbd29fa124f7fb09a207185"
                }
              ],
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                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
                  }
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              }
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          ],
          "versions": [
            "v6.2.1",
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            "v6.1.1",
            "v6.1.0",
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            "v5.8.2",
            "v5.8.1",
            "v5.8.0",
            "v5.7.3",
            "v5.7.2",
            "v5.7.1",
            "v5.7.0",
            "v5.6.3",
            "v5.5.4",
            "v5.5.2",
            "v5.5.1",
            "v5.5.0",
            "v5.4.4",
            "v5.4.3",
            "v5.4.2",
            "v5.4.1",
            "v5.4.0",
            "v5.3.1",
            "v5.3.0",
            "v5.2.3",
            "v5.2.0",
            "v5.1.3",
            "v5.1.2",
            "v5.1.1",
            "v5.1.0",
            "v5.1.0-alpha",
            "v5.0.4",
            "v5.0.3",
            "v5.0.2",
            "v5.0.1",
            "v5.0.0",
            "v5.0.0-RC",
            "4.4.3",
            "4.4.2",
            "4.4.1",
            "4.4.0",
            "4.3.1",
            "4.2.0",
            "4.1.3",
            "4.1.2",
            "4.1.1",
            "4.1.0",
            "4.0.1",
            "4.0.0",
            "3.1.1",
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            "3.0.4",
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            "3.0.2",
            "3.0.1",
            "3.0.0",
            "2.3.0",
            "2.2.2",
            "2.2.1",
            "2.2.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:47:25.964909879Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/pimcore/pimcore/commit/4a7bba5c3f818852cbbd29fa124f7fb09a207185",
        "https://github.com/pimcore/pimcore/compare/v6.2.1...v6.2.2"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
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            ],
            "vendor_product": "pimcore:pimcore",
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                  }
                ],
                "source": "CPE_RANGE"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2019-18986",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 441216,
  "published_at": "2019-11-15T05:15:13.063+00:00"
}