# CVE-2019-12204: Missing warning can lead to unauthenticated admin access in SilverStripe

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-12204-missing-warning-can-lead-to-unauthenticated-admin-access-in  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2019-11-12  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2019-12204 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2019-11-12

Missing warning can lead to unauthenticated admin access in SilverStripe

Technologies: [silverstripe/cms (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/silverstripe-cms), [silverstripe/framework (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/silverstripe-framework). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2019-12204 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-12204 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2019-12204?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 12 November 2019.

**Which products and versions are affected?** silverstripe/cms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.4.0,fixed=4.4.4; silverstripe/framework (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.1.0,fixed=4.3.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2019-12204?** Yes. silverstripe/cms (Packagist): upgrade to 4.4.4 or later; silverstripe/framework (Packagist): upgrade to 4.3.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2019-12204?** Check whether you run silverstripe/cms (Packagist) or silverstripe/framework (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- silverstripe/cms (Packagist): upgrade to 4.4.4 or later

  ```sh
  composer require silverstripe/cms:^4.4.4
  ```

- silverstripe/framework (Packagist): upgrade to 4.3.5 or later

  ```sh
  composer require silverstripe/framework:^4.3.5
  ```


## Affected products

- silverstripe/cms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.4.0,fixed=4.4.4
- silverstripe/framework (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.1.0,fixed=4.3.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2019-12204
- GHSA-cg8j-8w52-735v

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