# CVE-2019-1010246: Information disclosure in MailCleaner

> Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve MySQL database credentials via an API call, leading to potential database content disclosure.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jul 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qq5j-344j-x663

## What is CVE-2019-1010246?

CVE-2019-1010246 is a high-severity vulnerability in MailCleaner, published on 18 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

MailCleaner before c888fbb6aaa7c5f8400f637bcf1cbb844de46cd9 is affected by: Unauthenticated MySQL database password information disclosure. The impact is: MySQL database content disclosure (e.g. username, password). The component is: The API call in the function allowAction() in NewslettersController.php. The attack vector is: HTTP Get request. The fixed version is: c888fbb6aaa7c5f8400f637bcf1cbb844de46cd9.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1010246?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mailcleaner Mailcleaner.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-1010246?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1010246 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-1010246 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1010246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in MailCleaner

- [CVE-2024-3191](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3191/): MailCleaner Email os command injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-3193](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3193/): MailCleaner Admin Endpoints os command injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-20323](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20323/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-3196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3196/): MailCleaner SOAP Service dumpConfiguration os command injection (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2018-18635](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18635/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-1010246 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-1010246 is a high-severity vulnerability in MailCleaner, published on 18 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1010246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: MailCleaner. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1010246/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1010246/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1010246
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1010246
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1010246

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1010246/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.