CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2019-14811 — Artifex Ghostscript security vulnerability

High CVSS 7.8

A flaw was found in, ghostscript versions prior to 9.50, in the .pdf_hook_DSC_Creator procedure where it did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass `-dSAFER` restrictions. A specially crafted PostScript file could disable security protection and then have access to the file system, or execute arbitrary commands.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.8 (3.1)
Published
2019-09-03
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-648, CWE-863

Affected products

  • artifex / ghostscript
  • redhat / openshift_container_platform / 3.11
  • redhat / openshift_container_platform / 4.1
  • fedoraproject / fedora / 29
  • fedoraproject / fedora / 30
  • fedoraproject / fedora / 31

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Matched remediation archetype

Authorization bypass, IDOR, and cross-tenant access

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Check exposure

  • Map object and action authorization checks across API, UI, batch, import/export, and background-job paths.
  • Identify tenant, ownership, role, and policy boundaries for affected resources and administrative operations.
  • Use synthetic fixtures to compare intended access matrices without accessing another user's real data.

Remediate safely

  • Enforce server-side authorization at each resource access and state transition using the authenticated principal and trusted tenant context.
  • Scope data queries by tenant and ownership; treat client-supplied identifiers, roles, and policy claims as untrusted.
  • Add deny-by-default policy tests for horizontal and vertical access across every affected transport.

Authoritative sources

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