GHSA-4ffj-9jv6-m8p5HighCVSS 6.5
bbs-go through 4.4.6 contains an improper certificate validation vulnerability that allows...
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
bbs-go through 4.4.6 contains an improper certificate validation vulnerability that allows network-positioned attackers to intercept SMTP traffic because sendEmail() sets InsecureSkipVerify to true. Attackers can present any certificate to capture SMTP PLAIN auth credentials and read or modify outgoing password-reset and verification emails.
🔗 References (7)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121452
- https://github.com/mlogclub/bbs-go/issues/310
- https://github.com/mlogclub/bbs-go/commit/1a06e35fa6314ee2d3ada70685a7afa740baf6f5
- https://github.com/mlogclub/bbs-go
- https://github.com/mlogclub/bbs-go/blob/v4.4.6/internal/services/email_service.go#L86-L113
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bbs-go-through-4.4.6-improper-tls-certificate-validation-in-smtp-email-service
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4ffj-9jv6-m8p5