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CVE-2017-15042

5.9 MEDIUM 1% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

An unintended cleartext issue exists in Go before 1.8.4 and 1.9.x before 1.9.1. RFC 4954 requires that, during SMTP, the PLAIN auth scheme must only be used on network connections secured with TLS. The original implementation of smtp.PlainAuth in Go 1.0 enforced this requirement, and it was documented to do so. In 2013, upstream issue #5184, this was changed so that the server may decide whether PLAIN is acceptable. The result is that if you set up a man-in-the-middle SMTP server that doesn't advertise STARTTLS and does advertise that PLAIN auth is OK, the smtp.PlainAuth implementation sends the username and password.

At a glance

Exploitability
Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure.
Exploit odds
1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix
A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

  1. PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
  2. Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Details

Published
Last modified
Exploit probability
1.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness
CWE-319 · Cleartext transmission
Record status
Modified

Affected

Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 5.9

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Raw vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record