# CVE-2019-16409: SilverStripe Versioned Files module Unpublished files are exposed publicly

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-16409-silverstripe-versioned-files-module-unpublished-files-are-exposed  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2019-11-12  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2019-16409 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2019-11-12

SilverStripe Versioned Files module Unpublished files are exposed publicly

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2019-16409 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-16409 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2019-16409?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 12 November 2019.

**Which products and versions are affected?** silverstripe/framework (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.0.0,fixed=4.3.5; symbiote/silverstripe-versionedfiles (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.0.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2019-16409?** Yes. 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-2019-16409?** Check whether you run silverstripe/framework (Packagist) or symbiote/silverstripe-versionedfiles (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/framework (Packagist): upgrade to 4.3.5 or later

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


## Affected products

- silverstripe/framework (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.0.0,fixed=4.3.5
- symbiote/silverstripe-versionedfiles (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.0.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2019-16409
- GHSA-xm6j-x342-gwq9

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