Is CVE-2020-5239 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-5239 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-5239?

CVE-2020-5239 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.7 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-5239?

CVE-2020-5239 has an EPSS score of 0.89% (55th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-5239

HIGH

8.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In Mailu before version 1.7, an authenticated user can exploit a vulnerability in Mailu fetchmail script and gain full access to a Mailu instance. Mailu servers that have open registration or untrusted users are most impacted. The master and 1.7 branches are patched on our git repository. All Docker images published on docker.io/mailu for tags 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and master are patched. For detailed instructions about patching and securing the server afterwards, see https://github.com/Mailu/Mailu/issues/1354

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

mailuNVD

Affected:< 1.7Fixed in:1.7CVE-2020-5239derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.89%probability of exploitation in 30 days

55thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 55% of all known CVEs.

References

Mitigation1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

github.com

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CVE-2020-36289	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.