CVE-2023-23566

A 2-Step Verification problem in Axigen 10.3.3.52 allows an attacker to access a mailbox by bypassing 2-Step Verification when they try to add an account to any third-party webmail service or add an account to Outlook or Gmail, etc. with IMAP or POP3 without any verification code...

PT-2023-19046 · Microsoft +1 · Outlook +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Axigen version 10.3.3.52 Description: A 2-Step Verification issue allows an attacker to access a mailbox by bypassing 2-Step Verification when trying to add an account to any third-party webmail service with IMAP or POP3 without any...

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