CVE-2010-3304 Missing authorization in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers with low privileges can read unintended mailboxes due to incorrect ACL propagation in Dovecot's ACL plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2010-3304?

CVE-2010-3304 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dovecot Dovecot, published on 24 Sep 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The ACL plugin in Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.13 propagates INBOX ACLs to newly created mailboxes in certain configurations, which might allow remote attackers to read mailboxes that have unintended weak ACLs.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3304?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dovecot Dovecot.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3304?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2010-3304 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3304 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3304, GHSA-8j3r-92hg-4567.

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