CVE-2018-6596

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    CVE-2018-6596

    Published: 3 Feb 2018Last Modified: 14 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail/releases/tag/v1.2.1, https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail/releases/tag/v1.3, https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4107, https://bugs.debian.org/889450, https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail/commit/c07998304b4a31df4c61deddcb03d3607a04691b, https://github.com/anymail/django-anymail/commit/db586ede1fbb41dce21310ea28ae15a1cf1286c5

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -194b42fe45f8f3b804abf0ba4a75cefdcddc2638

    Affected versions

    v1.2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    CVE-2018-6596 | CVE-DB