GoPhish 0.12.1 Mail Server Configuration insufficiently protected credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GoPhish 0.12.1. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Mail Server Configuration. This manipulation causes insufficiently protected credentials. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-55196. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GoPhish 0.12.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Mail Server Configuration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Insufficiently Protected Credentials in the Mail Server Configuration in GoPhish v0.12.1 allows an attacker to access cleartext passwords for the configured IMAP and SMTP servers.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-55196 since 12/06/2024. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 213966 (SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : govulncheck-vulndb (SUSE-SU-2025:0060-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (213966) and EUVD (EUVD-2024-3612). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Insufficiently protected credentials
CWE: CWE-522
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 213966
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : govulncheck-vulndb (SUSE-SU-2025:0060-1)

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12/06/2024 🔍
12/19/2024 +13 days 🔍
12/19/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/15/2025 +177 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-55196 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-55196
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-289009
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/19/2024 20:12
Updated: 06/15/2025 01:36
Changes: 12/19/2024 20:12 (51), 01/13/2025 19:12 (2), 06/15/2025 01:36 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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