CVE-2019-17123 Other in n/a
Attackers can spoof email messages via header injection in the eGain Web Email API, potentially misleading recipients about the sender's identity.
- 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-2019-17123?
CVE-2019-17123 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The eGain Web Email API 11+ allows spoofed messages because the fromName and message fields (to /system/ws/v11/ss/email) are mishandled, as demonstrated by fromName header injection with a %0a or %0d character. (Also, the message parameter can have initial HTML comment characters.)
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17123?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Egain Mail.
How do I fix CVE-2019-17123?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17123 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-17123 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17123 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pmmq-6pp3-rf2g.