CVE-2018-20954 Security feature bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Mailpile's encryption feature fails to exclude disabled or expired keys, allowing potential use of invalid keys for security operations.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-20954?

CVE-2018-20954 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Aug 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The "Security and Privacy" Encryption feature in Mailpile before 1.0.0rc4 does not exclude disabled, revoked, and expired keys.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20954?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mailpile Mailpile.

How do I fix CVE-2018-20954?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20954 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-20954 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20954 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rfvw-9494-24h7.

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