CVE-2019-5456

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Published Jul 30, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

SMTP MITM refers to a malicious actor setting up an SMTP proxy server between the UniFi Controller version <= 5.10.21 and their actual SMTP server to record their SMTP credentials for malicious use later.

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

UniFi

UniFi

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<= 5.10.21`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ui:unifi_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-15040	SMTP MITM refers to a malicious actor setting up an SMTP proxy server between the UniFi Controller version <= 5.10.21 and their actual SMTP server to record their SMTP credentials for malicious use later.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.295% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://community.ui.com/releases/862b962b-55f6-4324-96be-610f647d5c1c
https://community.ui.com/releases/9f698d0b-8279-40d3-9f1a-d36db4813124
https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-003-003/982bbaa8-2a07-4f81-a5f6-0bb84753f391
https://hackerone.com/reports/519582

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ui Unifi Controller

Weaknesses

CWE-255
CWE-300
Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 7:54 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hackerone
Published: Jul 30, 2019, 8:19 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 7:54 PM
Reserved: Jan 4, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 30, 2019, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:37 AM

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