Description
An issue was discovered in Citadel through webcit-932. A meddler-in-the-middle attacker can fixate their own session during the cleartext phase before a STARTTLS command (a violation of "The STARTTLS command is only valid in non-authenticated state." in RFC2595). This potentially allows an attacker to cause a victim's e-mail messages to be stored into an attacker's IMAP mailbox, but depends on details of the victim's client behavior.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 3.7/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://uncensored.citadel.org/dotgoto?room=Citadel%20SecurityIssue Tracking
- https://nostarttls.secvuln.info/Broken Link
- https://uncensored.citadel.org/msg/2099264259Exploit
- http://uncensored.citadel.org/dotgoto?room=Citadel%20SecurityIssue Tracking
- https://nostarttls.secvuln.info/Broken Link
- https://uncensored.citadel.org/msg/2099264259Exploit
Timeline
- Published
- May 29, 2023
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified