BillionMail vulnerability

What happened

BillionMail through 4.9 contains a hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to forge unsubscribe and subscribe-confirm JWTs by computing the key from shipped configuration constants. Attackers can submit forged tokens to /api/unsubscribe, /api/unsubscribe_new, or /api/subscribe/confirm to deactivate any contact or force confirmed subscriptions.

Affected versions

BillionMail: 0 through 4.9 (custom) Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

• Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
• Review affected product exposure and access logs.