Password Reset emails missing TLS leads account takeover
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Hi,
I saw that the email is sent in clear-text instead of TLS (Transport Layer Security) any Man-in-the-middle attacker is able to read these sensitive Emails and get the password reset link which lead to account takeover.
Email details:
from: [email protected]
to: [email protected]
date: Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 10:31 PM
subject: Change your password
mailed-by: rubygems.org
encryption: ec2-52-43-250-235.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com did not encrypt this message
Thanks,
Diogo Real
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Resolved
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Improper Authentication - Generic