eGain Web Email API 11+ Message /system/ws/v11/ss/email) fromName/message privilege escalation

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in eGain Web Email API 11+ (Automation Software) (the affected version unknown). This affects some unknown functionality of the file /system/ws/v11/ss/email) of the component Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument fromName/message with the input value %0a/%0d leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability (Header Injection). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 12/13/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-17123 since 10/04/2019. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/14/2019).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: ≈5.5
VulDB Temp Score: ≈5.5
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Class: Privilege escalation / Header Injection (CWE-269)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Remediation: 🔍Recommended: no mitigation known

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10/04/2019 CVE assigned
12/13/2019 +70 days Advisory disclosed
12/14/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
12/14/2019 +0 days VulDB last update
CVE: CVE-2019-17123 (🔒)Created: 12/14/2019 03:02 PM
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