High severity8.7NVD Advisory· Published Feb 13, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-5239
CVE-2020-5239
Description
In Mailu before version 1.7, an authenticated user can exploit a vulnerability in Mailu fetchmail script and gain full access to a Mailu instance. Mailu servers that have open registration or untrusted users are most impacted. The master and 1.7 branches are patched on our git repository. All Docker images published on docker.io/mailu for tags 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and master are patched. For detailed instructions about patching and securing the server afterwards, see https://github.com/Mailu/Mailu/issues/1354
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References
2- github.com/Mailu/Mailu/issues/1354nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/Mailu/Mailu/security/advisories/GHSA-2467-p5gv-58q6nvdMitigationThird Party Advisory
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