CVE-2019-9149 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass user interaction to sign, encrypt, or decrypt messages via the client-API if the private key password is cached.
- 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-2019-9149?
CVE-2019-9149 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Mailvelope prior to 3.3.0 allows private key operations without user interaction via its client-API. By modifying an URL parameter in Mailvelope, an attacker is able to sign (and encrypt) arbitrary messages with Mailvelope, assuming the private key password is cached. A second vulnerability allows an attacker to decrypt an arbitrary message when the GnuPG backend is used in Mailvelope.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9149?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mailvelope Mailvelope.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9149?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9149 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-9149 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9149 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hjgw-9xvw-334r.