CVE-2020-12713
HIGHCipherMail Gateway 1.0.1-4.7.1-0 and Webmail Messenger 1.1.1-3.1.1-0 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation to Root
Title source: llmDescription
An issue was discovered in CipherMail Community Gateway and Professional/Enterprise Gateway 1.0.1 through 4.7.1-0 and CipherMail Webmail Messenger 1.1.1 through 3.1.1-0. Attackers with administrative access to the web interface have multiple options to escalate their privileges to the Unix root account.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.ciphermail.com/news.html
Product, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.ciphermail.com/gateway.html
Product, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.ciphermail.com/secure-webmail.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158001/CipherMail-Community-Virtual-Appliance-4.6.2-Code-Execution.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.ciphermail.com/blog/ciphermail-cve-2020-12713_2020-12714.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.coresecurity.com/core-labs/advisories/ciphermail-multiple-vulnerabilities
Scores
CVSS v3
7.2
EPSS
0.0263
EPSS Percentile
83.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (2)
ciphermail/gateway
1.0.1 - 4.7.1-0
ciphermail/webmail_messenger
1.1.1 - 3.1.1-0
Published
Jun 11, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026