Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 9, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-9149
CVE-2019-9149
Description
Mailvelope prior to 3.3.0 allows private key operations without user interaction via its client-API. By modifying an URL parameter in Mailvelope, an attacker is able to sign (and encrypt) arbitrary messages with Mailvelope, assuming the private key password is cached. A second vulnerability allows an attacker to decrypt an arbitrary message when the GnuPG backend is used in Mailvelope.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:mailvelope:mailvelope:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mailvelope:mailvelope:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <3.3.0
- (no CPE)range: <3.3.0
- Mailvelope/Mailvelopedescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/EN/BSI/Publications/Studies/Mailvelope_Extensions/Mailvelope_Extensions_pdf.pdfnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/mailvelope/mailvelope/blob/master/Changelog.mdnvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- www.bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/EN/BSI/Publications/Studies/Mailvelope_Extensions/Mailvelope_Extensions_pdf.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
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