CVE-2019-19702 Modoboa is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE)

High 7.5 Published Updated

A remote attacker can cause denial of service in Modoboa DMARC reporting by sending malicious XML emails exploiting an XXE vulnerability.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-19702?

CVE-2019-19702 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The modoboa-dmarc plugin 1.1.0 for Modoboa is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this to perform a denial of service against the DMARC reporting functionality, such as by referencing the /dev/random file within XML documents that are emailed to the address in the rua field of the DMARC records of a domain.

Weakness: CWE-611

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19702?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including modoboa-dmarc. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
modoboa-dmarc PyPIAll versions1.2.0
modoboa-dmarc PyPIAll versions1.2.0
modoboa-dmarc PyPIAll versions1.2.0

Products include Modoboa Modoboa-Dmarc.

How do I fix CVE-2019-19702?

Upgrade modoboa-dmarc to 1.2.0 or later.

Is CVE-2019-19702 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19702 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vc42-mgr2-w34r, PYSEC-2019-105.

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