# CVE-2019-17050: Laravel Voyager - Arbitrary File Read

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2019-17050 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2019-17050

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Background Noise. Continuous low-level scanning or exploitation attempts are observed, mostly opportunistic and automated.
- **CVSS score:** 7.2
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** The Control Group Voyager
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)
- **Tags:** web_application

## Description

An issue was discovered in the Voyager package through 1.2.7 for Laravel. An attacker with admin privileges and Compass access can read or delete arbitrary files, such as the .env file. NOTE: a software maintainer has suggested a solution in which Compass is switched off in a production environment.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2019-17050](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2019-17050) affects the Voyager Laravel package, allowing authenticated attackers  to read or delete arbitrary files, such as the .env file.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 22nd of December 2023.

CrowdSec network data shows that most actors exploiting CVE-2019-17050 rely on broad, untargeted scans with minimal filtering. The activity is largely automated and opportunistic in nature.
Additionally, according to week-over-week analysis by CrowdSec, exploitation of CVE-2019-17050 is surging. Attack volumes are spiking well above historical norms, indicating widespread and escalating interest from threat actors. CVE-2019-17050 is currently experiencing high visibility and active exploitation across the internet.

There are no public exploits for this vulnerability. However, it is usually abusing the Laravel debug mode.

## Timeline

- 2019-09-30: CVE Published. CVE-2019-17050 is published to NVD.
- 2023-12-22: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2019-17050 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2025-09-19: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2019-17050 for the first time.

## References

- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17050

## Live exploitation data

The [Live Exploit Tracker page](https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2019-17050) follows observed exploitation activity for CVE-2019-17050. [Request an API key](https://tracker.crowdsec.net/request-api-key) for full access to its exploitation timeline, attacking IP addresses and blocklists.