CVE-2019-9149

Published Jul 9, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mailvelope prior to 3.3.0 allows private key operations without user interaction via its client-API. By modifying an URL parameter in Mailvelope, an attacker is able to sign (and encrypt) arbitrary messages with Mailvelope, assuming the private key password is cached. A second vulnerability allows an attacker to decrypt an arbitrary message when the GnuPG backend is used in Mailvelope.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-18530 Mailvelope prior to 3.3.0 allows private key operations without user interaction via its client-API. By modifying an URL parameter in Mailvelope, an attacker is able to sign (and encrypt) arbitrary messages with Mailvelope, assuming the private key password is cached. A second vulnerability allows an attacker to decrypt an arbitrary message when the GnuPG backend is used in Mailvelope.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 9:38 PM
Reserved
Feb 25, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 9, 2019, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:43 AM