CVE-2019-17109 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in koji. A fix is available for koji — see the affected versions and patch details below.
koji hub allows arbitrary upload destinations
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2019-17109 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,166 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
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Description
The way that the hub code validates upload paths allows for an attacker to choose an arbitrary destination for the uploaded file. Uploading still requires login. However, an attacker with credentials could damage the integrity of the Koji system.
Workaround
There is no known workaround. All Koji admins are encouraged to update to a fixed version as soon as possible.
Fix
Koji versions 1.14.3, 1.15.3, 1.16.3, 1.17.1, and 1.18.1 all include patches to solve this vulnerability.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | koji | ≥ 1.14.0&&< 1.14.3 | 1.14.3pip install --upgrade 'koji==1.14.3' |
| 🐍PyPI | koji | ≥ 1.15.0&&< 1.15.3 | 1.15.3pip install --upgrade 'koji==1.15.3' |
| 🐍PyPI | koji | ≥ 1.16.0&&< 1.16.3 | 1.16.3pip install --upgrade 'koji==1.16.3' |
| 🐍PyPI | koji | ≥ 1.17.0&&< 1.17.1 | 1.17.1pip install --upgrade 'koji==1.17.1' |
| 🐍PyPI | koji | ≥ 1.18.0&&< 1.18.1 | 1.18.1pip install --upgrade 'koji==1.18.1' |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for koji, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update koji to 1.14.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2019-17109 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2019-17109 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2019-17109. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2019-17109 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2019-17109 across PyPI dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.