CVE-2018-6596 describes a critical timing attack vulnerability in Anymail (django-anymail) versions prior to 1.2.1, specifically within the webhooks/base.py component. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass the WEBHOOK_AUTHORIZATION secret, enabling them to post arbitrary email tracking events. With a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:django-anymail_project:django-anymail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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