Improper access control in acmailer and acmailer DB - CVE-2021-20617
Published: January 14, 2021 / Updated: January 18, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49571
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20617
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the application, leading to arbitrary OS command injection and privilege escalation.
Affected software
acmailer
acmailer DB
acmailer DB
How to mitigate CVE-2021-20617
Install updates from vendor's website.
acmailer - update to 4.0.3
acmailer DB - update to 1.1.5
acmailer DB - update to 1.1.5