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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-19251

The Last.fm desktop app (Last.fm Scrobbler) through 2.1.39 on macOS makes HTTP requests that include an API key without the use of SSL/TLS. Although there is an Enable SSL option, it is disabled by default, and cleartext requests are made as soon as the app starts.

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CVEs
CVE-2019-19251
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1 Nov 2026, 07:08 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2019-19251

core-osv · Original source

Published 10 Dec 2019, 15:15 UTC

The Last.fm desktop app (Last.fm Scrobbler) through 2.1.39 on macOS makes HTTP requests that include an API key without the use of SSL/TLS. Although there is an Enable SSL option, it is disabled by default, and cleartext requests are made as soon as the app starts.

osv:CVE-2019-19251
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-19251",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "The Last.fm desktop app (Last.fm Scrobbler) through 2.1.39 on macOS makes HTTP requests that include an API key without the use of SSL/TLS. Although there is an Enable SSL option, it is disabled by default, and cleartext requests are made as soon as the app starts.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2019-19251",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
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          "versions": [
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:49.071785154Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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      ],
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    },
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 436915,
  "published_at": "2019-12-10T15:15:12.713+00:00"
}