Vulnerability in Pypolicyd-Spf Project

CVE-2019-20790

OpenDMARC through 1.3.2 and 1.4.x, when used with pypolicyd-spf 2.0.2, allows attacks that bypass SPF and DMARC authentication in situations where the HELO field is inconsistent with the MAIL FROM field.

EPSS: 0.027 (84.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20790?
CVE-2019-20790 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pypolicyd-Spf Project, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-20790?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-20790 known to be exploited?
12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.