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CVE-2019-14511

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  • Published2019-08-22
  • WeaknessCWE-306

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Description

Sphinx Technologies Sphinx 3.1.1 by default has no authentication and listens on 0.0.0.0, making it exposed to the internet (unless filtered by a firewall or reconfigured to listen to 127.0.0.1 only).

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-08-2213:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Sphinxsearch sphinx
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.1= 3.1.1no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • sphinxMageia:7all versions · fixed in 2.3.2-0.beta.1.1.mga7
  • sphinxsearchUbuntu:26.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • sphinxsearchUbuntu:26.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • sphinxsearchUbuntu:25.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • sphinxsearchUbuntu:24.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • sphinxsearchUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • sphinxsearchUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • sphinxsearchUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed

4 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-14511 Red Hat Product Security

    sphinx: no authentication and listens on 0.0.0.0 leads to information disclosure

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
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Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2019-08-22
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-w8f6-g5xv-w78j

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14511?

Sphinx Technologies Sphinx 3.1.1 by default has no authentication and listens on 0.0.0.0, making it exposed to the internet (unless filtered by a firewall or reconfigured to listen to 127.0.0.1 only).

Is CVE-2019-14511 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-14511 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.1% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-14511?

CVE-2019-14511 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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