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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Non-default --output configuration is required (AC:H); attacker writes a dot-prefixed file to an ancestor directory only (I:L); no confidentiality or availability impact.
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parsedmarc 9.0.6 before 11.0.1 writes forensic report sample files using an output path derived from the email subject. When the subject consists entirely of path traversal sequences, the filename sanitization function produces an empty string, and a fallback to the raw unsanitized subject causes the resulting file to be written outside the intended samples directory. An attacker who can cause a forensic failure report with a crafted Subject to be processed can write a dot-prefixed file with attacker-controlled content to an ancestor directory of the configured samples output path. Exploitation requires that file output for forensic report samples is enabled.
AnalysisAI
Path traversal in parsedmarc 9.0.6 through 11.0.0 allows a network attacker who can send email to a monitored mailbox to write attacker-controlled files outside the intended samples directory. The flaw lives in save_output(), which names forensic failure report samples after the email Subject header but falls back to the raw unsanitized Subject when sanitization yields an empty string - which occurs whenever the Subject consists entirely of path separators or dots such as '../../../'. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires parsedmarc to be running with the --output flag enabling forensic report sample file output - this feature is not active by default and must be explicitly opted into by the operator. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 4.0 score of 6.3 (AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L) accurately characterizes this as a moderate finding. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
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| Remediation | Upgrade to parsedmarc 11.0.1, available at https://github.com/domainaware/parsedmarc/releases/tag/11.0.1. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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