CVE-2019-14254: An issue was discovered in the secure portal in Publisure 2.1.2

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CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2019-14254 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting publisure. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

An issue was discovered in the secure portal in Publisure 2.1.2. Because SQL queries are not well sanitized, there are multiple SQL injections in userAccFunctions.php functions. Using this, an attacker can access passwords and/or grant access to the user account "user" in order to become "Administrator" (for example).

Why this priority

Critical severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	1.5% (top 26%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-89
Published	2019-09-18
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: publisure

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2019-09-18 16:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 02:18 UTCUpdated Record last modified

publisure publisure DOWNGRADE

Affected: 2.1.2

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 2.1.2

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy publisure || rpm -q publisure || publisure --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 2.1.2 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison publisure sudo apt install publisure=<VERSION_BEFORE_2.1.2> sudo apt-mark hold publisure

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list publisure sudo dnf downgrade publisure-<VERSION_BEFORE_2.1.2> sudo dnf versionlock add publisure

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2019-14254?

publisure: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2019-14254 being exploited?

CVE-2019-14254 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2019-14254 affect?

CVE-2019-14254 affects publisure. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). An issue was discovered in the secure portal in Publisure 2.1.2. Because SQL queries are not well sanitized, there are multiple SQL injections in userAccFunctions.php functions. Using this, an attacker can access passwords and/or grant acce

How urgent is CVE-2019-14254?

Priority 63/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

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Related CVEs

CVE-2019-14253 MEDIUM 6.5 DOWNGRADE An issue was discovered in servletcontroller in the secure portal in Publisure 2.1.2
CVE-2019-14252 HIGH 7.2 DOWNGRADE An issue was discovered in the secure portal in Publisure 2.1.2

References

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