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CVE-2018-6596
webhooks/base.py in Anymail (aka django-anymail) before 1.2.1 is prone to a timing attack vulnerability on the WEBHOOK_AUTHORIZATION…
Critical9.1EPSS 2.6%
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- mitre
Description
webhooks/base.py in Anymail (aka django-anymail) before 1.2.1 is prone to a timing attack vulnerability on the WEBHOOK_AUTHORIZATION secret, which allows remote attackers to post arbitrary e-mail tracking events.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIdjango-anymailGHSA-hxf9-7h4c-f5jv (opens in a new tab)
References (6)
- DSA-4107 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail/commit/c07998304b4a31df4c61deddcb03d3607a04691b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail/releases/tag/v1.3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail/commit/db586ede1fbb41dce21310ea28ae15a1cf1286c5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugs.debian.org/889450 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail/releases/tag/v1.2.1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-hxf9-7h4c-f5jv (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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