CVE-2020-12713 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

Administrators can escalate privileges to Unix root via the web interface, allowing full system compromise.

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

What is CVE-2020-12713?

CVE-2020-12713 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in CipherMail Community Gateway and Professional/Enterprise Gateway 1.0.1 through 4.7.1-0 and CipherMail Webmail Messenger 1.1.1 through 3.1.1-0. Attackers with administrative access to the web interface have multiple options to escalate their privileges to the Unix root account.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12713?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ciphermail Gateway, Ciphermail Webmail Messenger.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12713?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12713 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-12713 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12713 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-78j9-3m69-vxv3.

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