CVE-2019-7218
Citrix ShareFile through 19.1 allows a downgrade from two-factor authentication to one-factor...
CVE-2019-7218 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Citrix Sharefile, published May 13, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.9 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.23%EPSS, 69th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Citrix ShareFile before 19.23 allows a downgrade from two-factor authentication to one-factor authentication. An attacker with access to the offline victim's otp physical token or virtual app (like google authenticator) is able to bypass the first authentication phase (username/password mechanism) and log-in using username/otp combination only (phase 2 of 2FA).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Citrix ShareFile before 19.23 allows a downgrade from two-factor authentication to one-factor authentication. An attacker with access to the offline victim's otp physical token or virtual app (like google authenticator) is able to bypass the first authentication phase (username/password mechanism) and log-in using username/otp combination only (phase 2 of 2FA).
- Record
CVE-2019-7218- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Citrix ShareFile before 19.23 allows a downgrade from two-factor authentication to one-factor authentication. An attacker with access to the offline victim's otp physical token or virtual app (like google authenticator) is able to bypass the first authentication phase (username/password mechanism) and log-in using username/otp combination only (phase 2 of 2FA).
- Record
CVE-2019-7218- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-16762No score
Citrix ShareFile before 19.23 allows a downgrade from two-factor authentication to one-factor authentication. An attacker with access to the offline victim's otp physical token or virtual app (like google authenticator) is able to bypass the first authentication phase (username/password mechanism) and log-in using username/otp combination only (phase 2 of 2FA).
- Record
EUVD-2019-16762- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qqgh-6pjq-jp6c
Citrix ShareFile through 19.1 allows a downgrade from two-factor authentication to one-factor...
Citrix ShareFile through 19.1 allows a downgrade from two-factor authentication to one-factor authentication. An attacker with access to the offline victim?s otp physical token or virtual app (like google authenticator) is able to bypass the first authentication phase (username/password mechanism) and log-in using username/otp combination only (phase 2 of 2FA).
- Record
GHSA-qqgh-6pjq-jp6c- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.