IDOR in EspoCRM PersonalAccount service exposes IMAP passwords
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
EspoCRM before 10.0.5 contains an insecure direct object reference in PersonalAccount\Service that lets users with Email Account scope access retrieve other users' IMAP passwords. An attacker who knows a victim's Email Account record ID can request that record, obtain the stored IMAP credentials and access the victim's mailbox. The weakness is classified as CWE-522, insufficiently protected credentials.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
EspoCRM before 10.0.5 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in PersonalAccount\Service that allows users with Email Account scope access to retrieve other users' IMAP passwords. Attackers who know a victim's Email Account record ID can request that record to steal stored IMAP credentials and access the victim's mailbox.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade EspoCRM to version 10.0.5 or later, which fixes the flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA espocrm (espocrm) Fixed in 10.0.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-08 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105833
- 2026-10-08 Alias added: GHSA-8wxm-j7r5-j4mp
- 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-08 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
More espocrm vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-19229 EspoCRM 5.7.0 < 5.9.0 - Two-Factor Authentication Bypass via Auth Token Reuse Between Accounts with Identical Passwords CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-26036 Path traversal in espocrm CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2025-32670 EspoCRM vulnerable to LDAP Injection through Improper Neutralization of Special Elements CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-26112 EspoCRM has Admin TemplateManager path traversal that allows arbitrary file read write and delete CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2025-23468 EspoCRM vulnerable to HTML Injection into phishing, which may lead to account takeover CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.0
- TI-2026-26120 EspoCRM: Stored XSS via SVG attachment loading same-origin JavaScript CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-105833 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-105833 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8wxm-j7r5-j4mp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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