Information disclosure in Django Anymail - CVE-2018-6596
Published: February 9, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10441
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6596
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Django Software Foundation
Affected software:
Django Anymail
Django Anymail
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can access sensitive information in the WEBHOOK_AUTHORIZATION shared secret for the affected software, post malicious email tracking events and conduct timing attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6596
Update to versions 1.2.1, 1.3.