CVE-2020-1774 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2020-1774

Information disclosure

Vulnerability Description

When user downloads PGP or S/MIME keys/certificates, exported file has same name for private and public keys. Therefore it's possible to mix them and to send private key to the third-party instead of public key. This issue affects ((OTRS)) Community Edition: 5.0.42 and prior versions, 6.0.27 and prior versions. OTRS: 7.0.16 and prior versions.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Matthias Terlinde

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

((OTRS)) Community Edition, OTRS
Vulnerable Versions:
6.0.x <= 6.0.27, 5.0.x <= 5.0.42, 7.0.x <= 7.0.16

Timeline

Official Publish: April 28th, 2020
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-201

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Exfiltration
T1040 Network Sniffing
Credential Access
T1557 Adversary-in-the-Middle
Collection
T1552 Unsecured Credentials
Credential Access
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence