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CVE-2013-5035

4.9 · MEDIUM

Multiple race conditions in HtmlCleaner before 2.6, as used in Open-Xchange AppSuite 7.2.2 before rev13 and other products, allow remote authenticated users to read the private e-mail of other pers…

Published Sep 5, 2013htmlcleaner_projectCWE-362EPSS 0.69%

Overview

CVE-2013-5035 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting htmlcleaner_project htmlcleaner. It was published on September 5, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple race conditions in HtmlCleaner before 2.6, as used in Open-Xchange AppSuite 7.2.2 before rev13 and other products, allow remote authenticated users to read the private e-mail of other persons in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging lack of thread safety and performing a rapid series of (1) mail-sending or (2) draft-saving operations.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from htmlcleaner_project. Update htmlcleaner to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
htmlcleaner_projecthtmlcleaner0Affected

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-5035?

CVE-2013-5035 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting htmlcleaner_project htmlcleaner. It was published on September 5, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2013-5035?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2013-5035?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from htmlcleaner_project. Update htmlcleaner to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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