eM Client prior 7.2.33412.0 SMIME Import certificate validation
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in eM Client. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component SMIME Import Handler. Such manipulation leads to certificate validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-12618. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in eM Client. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component SMIME Import Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
eM Client before 7.2.33412.0 automatically imported S/MIME certificates and thereby silently replaced existing ones. This allowed a man-in-the-middle attacker to obtain an email-validated S/MIME certificate from a trusted CA and replace the public key of the entity to be impersonated. This enabled the attacker to decipher further communication. The entire attack could be accomplished by sending a single email.
The weakness was released 08/20/2020. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-12618 since 05/01/2020. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. 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 T1587.003.
Upgrading to version 7.2.33412.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Name
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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NVD Base Score: 4.8
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Exploiting
Class: Certificate validationCWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: eM Client 7.2.33412.0
Timeline
05/01/2020 🔍08/20/2020 🔍
08/21/2020 🔍
08/21/2020 🔍
Sources
Status: Not definedCVE: CVE-2020-12618 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-12618
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-160076
Entry
Created: 08/21/2020 07:41Updated: 08/21/2020 07:46
Changes: 08/21/2020 07:41 (35), 08/21/2020 07:46 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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