Vulnerability in Em-Imap Project
CVE-2020-13163
em-imap 0.5 uses the library eventmachine in an insecure way that allows an attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack against users of the library. The hostname in a TLS server certificate is not verified.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (53.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Em-Imap Project — versions 0.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/ConradIrwin/em-imap/issues/25 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-095-conradirwin-em-imap (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-13163?
- CVE-2020-13163 is a high-severity vulnerability in Em-Imap Project, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2020-05-19.
- How severe is CVE-2020-13163?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.