#VU65119 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Dovecot - CVE-2022-30550
Published: July 11, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65119
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Dovecot
Dovecot
Software vendor:
Dovecot
Dovecot
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.