CVE-2008-4578 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2008-4578

The ACL plugin in Dovecot before 1.1.4 allows attackers to...

Vulnerability Description

The ACL plugin in Dovecot before 1.1.4 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using the "k" right to create unauthorized "parent/child/child" mailboxes.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

dovecot
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.99.13, 0.99.14, 1.0, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8, 1.0.9, 1.0.10, 1.0.12, 1.0.beta1, 1.0.beta2, 1.0.beta3, 1.0.beta4, 1.0.beta5, 1.0.beta6, 1.0.beta7, 1.0.beta8, 1.0.beta9, 1.0.rc1, 1.0.rc2, 1.0.rc3, 1.0.rc4, 1.0.rc5, 1.0.rc6, 1.0.rc7, 1.0.rc8, 1.0.rc9, 1.0.rc10, 1.0.rc11, 1.0.rc12, 1.0.rc13, 1.0.rc14, 1.0.rc15, 1.0.rc16, 1.0.rc17, 1.0.rc18, 1.0.rc19, 1.0.rc20, 1.0.rc21, 1.0.rc22, 1.0.rc23, 1.0.rc24, 1.0.rc25, 1.0.rc26, 1.0.rc27, 1.0.rc28, 1.0_rc29, 1.1, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2

Timeline

Official Publish: October 15th, 2008
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.