CVE-2017-1000485 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can read sensitive authentication data from Nylas Mail Lives due to insecure file permissions on the configuration directory.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-1000485?

CVE-2017-1000485 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jan 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Nylas Mail Lives 2.2.2 uses 0755 permissions for $HOME/.nylas-mail, which allows local users to obtain sensitive authentication information via standard filesystem operations.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000485?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nylas Mail Lives Project Nylas Mail.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1000485?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1000485 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-1000485 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000485 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wxh2-v6p6-4wv7.

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