Vulnerability in Citadel Webcit

CVE-2021-37845

An issue was discovered in Citadel through webcit-932. A meddler-in-the-middle attacker can fixate their own session during the cleartext phase before a STARTTLS command (a violation of "The STARTTLS command is only valid in non-authenticated state." in RFC2595). This potentially allows an attacker to cause a victim's e-mail messages to be stored into an attacker's IMAP mailbox, but depends on details of the victim's client behavior.

EPSS: 0.007 (48.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-37845?
CVE-2021-37845 is a low-severity vulnerability in Citadel Webcit. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2023-05-29.
How severe is CVE-2021-37845?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.