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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-5301

Directory traversal vulnerability in the ManageSieve implementation in Dovecot 1.0.15, 1.1, and 1.2 allows remote attackers to read and modify arbitrary .sieve files via a ".." (dot dot) in a script name.

MEDIUM 6.4EPSS 1.83%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.83%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the ManageSieve implementation in Dovecot 1.0.15, 1.1, and 1.2 allows remote attackers to read and modify arbitrary .sieve files via a ".." (dot dot) in a script name.

CVSS 2.0
6.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
EPSS
1.83% probability · 78th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
dovecot/dovecot
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.