Bug 1854036 (CVE-2020-15646) - CVE-2020-15646 Mozilla: Automatic account setup leaks Microsoft Exchange login credentials
Summary: CVE-2020-15646 Mozilla: Automatic account setup leaks Microsoft Exchange logi...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2020-15646
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
high
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1850731 1850732 1850734 1850735 1850736
Blocks: 1850728
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2020-07-06 07:17 UTC by msiddiqu
Modified: 2021-10-05 06:34 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version: thunderbird 68.10.0
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Last Closed: 2020-09-23 08:41:13 UTC
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Description msiddiqu 2020-07-06 07:17:30 UTC 
If an attacker intercepts Thunderbird's initial attempt to perform automatic account setup using the Microsoft Exchange autodiscovery mechanism, and the attacker sends a crafted response, then Thunderbird sends username and password over https to a server controlled by the attacker.



External Reference:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-26/#CVE-2020-15646
Comment 1 msiddiqu 2020-07-06 07:17:34 UTC 
Acknowledgments:

Name: the Mozilla project
Upstream: Magnus Melin
Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2020-09-23 08:41:13 UTC 
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-15646
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