CVE-2021-20618 Privilege escalation in acmailer and acmailer DB

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication and gain administrative privileges to access sensitive server information in acmailer.

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-2021-20618?

CVE-2021-20618 is a critical vulnerability in Seeds Co.,Ltd. acmailer and acmailer DB, published on 14 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Privilege chaining vulnerability in acmailer ver. 4.0.2 and earlier, and acmailer DB ver. 1.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and to gain an administrative privilege which may result in obtaining the sensitive information on the server via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20618?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Acmailer Acmailer, Acmailer Acmailer Db.

How do I fix CVE-2021-20618?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20618 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-20618 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20618 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vp5j-p4fm-qpqr.

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