CVE-2019-5966
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedJoruri Mail 2.1.4 and earlier does not properly manage sessions, which allows remote attackers to impersonate an arbitrary user and alter/disclose the information via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceJoruri Mail 2.1.4 and earlier has improper session management, allowing remote attackers to hijack user sessions and impersonate arbitrary users. This session management flaw enables unauthorized access to alter or disclose information belonging to other users.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 2.1.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Joruri Mail versionLocate the version information for your Joruri Mail installation. This is typically found in the application configuration files, about page, or system information panel within the web interface. Check files such as version.php, config.php, or the database version record if accessible.Affected if The installed version is 2.1.4 or any version number lower than 2.1.4
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Confirm application is Joruri MailVerify that the web application in question is Joruri Mail specifically, not another product in the Joruri suite. Check the application banner, login page, or administrative interface for product identification.Affected if The product is confirmed as Joruri Mail and the version falls within the affected range
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Determine if session-based authentication is activeCheck whether the application uses session-based user authentication. Attempt to log in and inspect the session cookie or token created. Examine the application configuration to confirm session management is enabled.Affected if Session-based authentication is in use and the application version is 2.1.4 or earlier
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Review session token implementation (if accessible)If you have access to the application source code or configuration, examine how session tokens are generated, stored, and validated. Look for weak token generation, predictable session IDs, or lack of proper session invalidation.Affected if The code or configuration shows weak session management practices and the version is within the affected range
Your environment is affected if Joruri Mail version 2.1.4 or earlier is installed and session-based user authentication is active, as the improper session management flaw could allow session hijacking.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to a patched version of Joruri Mail when available. Review and strengthen session token generation, validation, and lifecycle management to prevent session hijacking.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-5966 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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