CVE-2020-12713

An issue was discovered in CipherMail Community Gateway and Professional/Enterprise Gateway 1.0.1 through 4.7.1-0 and CipherMail Webmail Messenger 1.1.1 through 3.1.1-0. Attackers with administrative access to the web interface have multiple options to escalate their privileges to the Unix root account.

• CWE-269

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158001/CipherMail-Community-Virtual-Appliance-4.6.2-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.ciphermail.com/blog/ciphermail-cve-2020-12713_2020-12714.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.ciphermail.com/gateway.htmlProduct, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.ciphermail.com/news.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.ciphermail.com/secure-webmail.htmlProduct, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.coresecurity.com/core-labs/advisories/ciphermail-multiple-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Third Party Advisory
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158001/CipherMail-Community-Virtual-Appliance-4.6.2-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.ciphermail.com/blog/ciphermail-cve-2020-12713_2020-12714.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.ciphermail.com/gateway.htmlProduct, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.ciphermail.com/news.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.ciphermail.com/secure-webmail.htmlProduct, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.coresecurity.com/core-labs/advisories/ciphermail-multiple-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Third Party Advisory

Published

Jun 11, 2020

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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