CVE-2020-29548 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in SmarterTools SmarterMail through 100.0.7537. Meddler-in-the-middle attackers can pipeline commands after a POP3 STLS command, injecting plaintext commands into an encrypted user session.

Published: 2021-08-17

Score: 8.1 High

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:smartertools:smartermail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-21914	An issue was discovered in SmarterTools SmarterMail through 100.0.7537. Meddler-in-the-middle attackers can pipeline commands after a POP3 STLS command, injecting plaintext commands into an encrypted user session.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01127.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://nostarttls.secvuln.info/
https://www.smartertools.com/smartermail/release-notes/current

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Smartertools Smartermail

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-08-17T17:16:05.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:55:10.288Z

Reserved: 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-29548

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-17T18:15:07.040

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:11:24.870

Link: CVE-2020-29548

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-77
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

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