CVE-2020-37248

Published: Giu 08, 2026 Last Modified: Giu 08, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
MEDIUM 6,5
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: high
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: low
Availability: none

Description

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OfflineIMAP before 8.0.3 trusts the server with their STARTTLS capability prior to authentication, which allows STRIPTLS/man-in-the-middle attacks, taking over the connection and extracting account credentials in cleartext.

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Use of Less Trusted Source

Draft
Abstraction: Base Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Access Control
Potential Impacts:
Bypass Protection Mechanism Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
View CWE Details
https://github.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap3/commit/46505c53…
https://github.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap3/commit/46505c53ef995455d66c685f9ec3…
https://github.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap3/issues/222
https://github.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap3/issues/222
https://github.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap/issues/669
https://github.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap/issues/669
https://pypi.org/project/offlineimap/#history
https://pypi.org/project/offlineimap/#history