CVE-2008-4578

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

Timeline

Published: Oct 15, 2008
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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