Claws Mail vCalendar Plugin Interface Credentials insufficiently protected credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Claws Mail vCalendar Plugin. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Interface. Such manipulation leads to insufficiently protected credentials (Credentials). This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-5527. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Claws Mail vCalendar Plugin (Mail Client Software) (version now known). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability (Credentials). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Claws Mail vCalendar plugin: credentials exposed on interface

The weakness was published 11/25/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-5527 since 10/24/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Credentials
Class: Insufficiently protected credentials / Credentials
CWE: CWE-522
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

10/24/2012 🔍
11/25/2019 +2588 days 🔍
11/26/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/27/2024 +1554 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-5527 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5527
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-146180

Entryinfo

Created: 11/26/2019 06:49
Updated: 02/27/2024 07:23
Changes: 11/26/2019 06:49 (35), 11/26/2019 06:54 (18), 02/27/2024 07:23 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:EAE:103

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