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CVE-2020-25848


HGiga MailSherlock contains weak authentication flaw that attackers grant privilege remotely with default password generation mechanism.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 10 products from hgiga, from hgiga, from hgiga and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2020-12-31T08:15:13.410

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:18:53.930

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-287

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application hgiga msr45_isherlock-antispam < 4.5-130 Yes
Application hgiga msr45_isherlock-audit < 4.5-143 Yes
Application hgiga msr45_isherlock-base < 4.5-243 Yes
Application hgiga msr45_isherlock-user < 4.5-114 Yes
Application hgiga msr45_isherlock-useradmin < 4.5-122 Yes
Application hgiga ssr45_isherlock-antispam < 4.5-130 Yes
Application hgiga ssr45_isherlock-audit < 4.5-143 Yes
Application hgiga ssr45_isherlock-base < 4.5-243 Yes
Application hgiga ssr45_isherlock-user < 4.5-114 Yes
Application hgiga ssr45_isherlock-useradmin < 4.5-112 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For hgiga's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.