Is CVE-2019-19790 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-19790 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-06-30.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-19790?

CVE-2019-19790 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2019-19790?

Patch guidance is available from progress security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2019-19790.

Fix CVE-2019-19790 - CRITICAL

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2019-19790?

2 products: progress telerik ui for asp.net ajax, telerik radchart.

Description

Path traversal in RadChart in Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX allows a remote attacker to read and delete an image with extension .BMP, .EXIF, .GIF, .ICON, .JPEG, .PNG, .TIFF, or .WMF on the server through a specially crafted request. NOTE: RadChart was discontinued in 2014 in favor of RadHtmlChart. All RadChart versions were affected. To avoid this vulnerability, you must remove RadChart's HTTP handler from a web.config (its type is Telerik.Web.UI.ChartHttpHandler).

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-22 · Path Traversal

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PROGRESS
Published: 12/13/2019
Last Modified: 6/30/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2019-19790

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