Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Dovecot - CVE-2022-30550
Published: July 11, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65119
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-30550
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Dovecot
Affected software:
Dovecot
Dovecot
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly handle multiple passdb
configuration entries. A remote attacker can potentially escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-30550
Install updates from vendor's website.