XXE in Mailenable
CVE-2019-12924
MailEnable Enterprise Premium 10.23 was vulnerable to XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attacks that could be exploited by an unauthenticated user. It was possible for an attacker to use a vulnerability in the configuration of the XML processor to read any file on the host system. Because all credentials were stored in a cleartext file, it was possible to steal all users' credentials (including the highest privileged users).
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mailenable.com/Premium-ReleaseNotes.txt (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.nccgroup.trust/uk/our-research/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-… (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-12924?
- CVE-2019-12924 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mailenable, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-07-08.
- How severe is CVE-2019-12924?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.