Information disclosure in Apache Pony Mail
CVE-2017-5658
The statistics generator in Apache Pony Mail 0.7 to 0.9 was found to be returning timestamp data without proper authorization checks. This could lead to derived information disclosure on private lists about the timing of specific email subjects or text bodies, though without disclosing the content itself. As this was primarily used as a caching feature for faster loading times, the caching was disabled by default to prevent this. Users using 0.9 should upgrade to 0.10 to address this issue.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.018 (77.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Apache Pony_mail
- Apache Software Foundation Pony Mail — versions 0.7 to 0.9 (incubating)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5658?
- CVE-2017-5658 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Pony Mail, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-10-04.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5658?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.