CVE-2020-29547 Other in n/a

Medium 5.9 Published 29 May 2023 Updated 14 Jan 2025

Attackers can inject cleartext commands into encrypted sessions via MITM, leading to credential disclosure in Citadel webcit.

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-2020-29547?

CVE-2020-29547 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in Citadel through webcit-926. Meddler-in-the-middle attackers can pipeline commands after POP3 STLS, IMAP STARTTLS, or SMTP STARTTLS commands, injecting cleartext commands into an encrypted user session. This can lead to credential disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-29547?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Citadel Webcit.

How do I fix CVE-2020-29547?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-29547 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-29547 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-29547 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xhj4-5383-37r2, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-29547.