MitM attack in SpamTitan

1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU49248

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6800

CWE-ID: CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to software uses insecure communication channel (e.g. HTTP) to transmit sensitive information, such as application updates. A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can compromise the affected application by supplying malicious files to the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

SpamTitan: 7.00 - 7.03

External links

http://write-up.github.io/CVE-2019-6800/
http://www.spamtitan.com/category/spamtitan-news/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.