// For flags

CVE-2018-12374

thunderbird: Using form to exfiltrate encrypted mail part by pressing enter in form field

Severity Score

4.3
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Plaintext of decrypted emails can leak through by user submitting an embedded form by pressing enter key within a text input field. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.9.

El texto plano de los emails descifrados puede ser filtrado por usuarios que envían un formulario embebido al presionar la tecla enter en un campo de introducción de texto. La vulnerabilidad afecta a Thunderbird en versiones anteriores a la 52.9.

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, bypass CORS restrictions, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that S/MIME and PGP decryption oracles can be built with HTML emails. An attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-06-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-07-12 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-356: Product UI does not Warn User of Unsafe Actions
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Mozilla
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Thunderbird
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< 52.9.0
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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6.0
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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7.0
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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7.5
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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7.6
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Desktop
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6.0
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Desktop
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7.0
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Server
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6.0
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Server
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7.0
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Workstation
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6.0
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Workstation
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7.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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8.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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9.0
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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14.04
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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16.04
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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17.10
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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18.04
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