CVE-2018-6596 — CRITICAL (9.1)

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-6596?

CVE-2018-6596 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.1/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2018-6596?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Django-Anymail Project Django-Anymail, Debian Debian Linux.

Vulnerability Description

webhooks/base.py in Anymail (aka django-anymail) before 1.2.1 is prone to a timing attack vulnerability on the WEBHOOK_AUTHORIZATION secret, which allows remote attackers to post arbitrary e-mail tracking events.

CVSS Score

9.1

CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Django-Anymail Project	Django-Anymail	< 1.2.1
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

References

https://bugs.debian.org/889450Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail/commit/c07998304b4a31df4c61deddcb03d36Patch
https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail/commit/db586ede1fbb41dce21310ea28ae15aPatch
https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail/releases/tag/v1.2.1Release Notes
https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail/releases/tag/v1.3Release Notes
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4107Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/889450Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail/commit/c07998304b4a31df4c61deddcb03d36Patch
https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail/commit/db586ede1fbb41dce21310ea28ae15aPatch
https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail/releases/tag/v1.2.1Release Notes
https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail/releases/tag/v1.3Release Notes
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4107Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-6596?

CVE-2018-6596 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL). webhooks/base.py in Anymail (aka django-anymail) before 1.2.1 is prone to a timing attack vulnerability on the WEBHOOK_AUTHORIZATION secret, which allows remote attackers to post arbitrary e-mail trac...

How severe is CVE-2018-6596?

CVE-2018-6596 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.1/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-6596?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Django-Anymail Project Django-Anymail, Debian Debian Linux.