CVE-2019-17123

Public Exploit

Description

The eGain Web Email API 11+ allows spoofed messages because the fromName and message fields (to /system/ws/v11/ss/email) are mishandled, as demonstrated by fromName header injection with a %0a or %0d character. (Also, the message parameter can have initial HTML comment characters.)

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.44%
Vendor Advisory egain.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.egain.com/products/email-management-software/ product vendor advisory
https://medium.com/maverislabs/cve-2019-17123-cbc946c99f8 third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-17123?
CVE-2019-17123 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-17123?
To fix CVE-2019-17123, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-17123 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-17123 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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