Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Concourse 5.0.0 includes an API flaw where a crafted resource version identifier can trigger SQL injection. Reported impact includes unauthorized reading of privileged data and possible availability impact. The attack appears harder to pull off because the CVSS vector lists high complexity and user interaction.
Executive priority
Treat as a timely but not emergency remediation item unless Concourse is internet-exposed or uses untrusted resources. The main business risk is disclosure of privileged data from CI/CD infrastructure, which can affect secrets, deployment workflows, and downstream environments.
Technical view
CVE-2019-3792 is a CWE-89 SQL injection issue in Pivotal Concourse 5.0.0. A Concourse resource can craft a version identifier carrying SQL injection content to the Concourse server. CVSS 3.0 is 6.8 with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, high confidentiality impact, and high availability impact.
Likely exposure
Primary exposure is environments running Pivotal Concourse 5.0.0. The bundle’s affected metadata says Pivotal Concourse “All,” while the description names version 5.0.0, so teams should verify exact affected and fixed versions against Pivotal’s advisory before closing exposure.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not report active exploitation, and KEV is false. Exploitation depends on a crafted Concourse resource version identifier reaching the vulnerable API. The public data supports potential privileged data read and availability impact, but does not provide evidence of in-the-wild use.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description, CVSS vector, CWE classification, and Pivotal advisory reference. Do not assume exploit availability or a specific fixed version from the provided bundle. The version scope needs confirmation because source metadata and description differ.
Mitigation direction
- Review Pivotal’s advisory for affected and fixed Concourse versions.
- Upgrade Concourse following vendor guidance when a fixed version is identified.
- Limit use of untrusted Concourse resources until exposure is resolved.
- Review resource supply chain trust and approval processes.
- Monitor Concourse and database logs for unusual SQL errors or crashes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all Concourse deployments and record exact versions.
- Confirm whether each deployment matches Pivotal’s affected-version guidance.
- Identify pipelines using third-party or untrusted resources.
- Review logs for suspicious resource version parsing or database errors.
- Verify remediation by confirming the installed fixed version.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.8 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H1.65.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
6.8MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-3792CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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CWE details
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