In Claws Mail 3.14.1, an attacker in possession of S/MIME or PGP encrypted emails can wrap them as sub-parts within a crafted multipart email. The encrypted part(s) can further be hidden using HTML/CSS or ASCII newline characters. This modified multipart email can be re-sent by the attacker to the intended receiver. If the receiver replies to this (benign looking) email, they unknowingly leak the plaintext of the encrypted message part(s) back to the attacker.
Weakness
The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claws-mail | 3.14.1 (including) | 3.14.1 (including) | |
| Claws-mail | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Claws-mail | Ubuntu | cosmic | * |
| Claws-mail | Ubuntu | disco | * |
| Claws-mail | Ubuntu | eoan | * |
| Claws-mail | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Claws-mail | Ubuntu | groovy | * |
| Claws-mail | Ubuntu | hirsute | * |
| Claws-mail | Ubuntu | impish | * |
| Claws-mail | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Claws-mail | Ubuntu | lunar | * |
| Claws-mail | Ubuntu | mantic | * |
| Claws-mail | Ubuntu | oracular | * |
| Claws-mail | Ubuntu | plucky | * |
| Claws-mail | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Claws-mail | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/102.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/117.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/383.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/477.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/65.html