CVE-2008-4578
The ACL plugin in Dovecot before 1.1.4 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4578- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4578- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4558 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4558- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c8mg-ww68-7qfc No score
The ACL plugin in Dovecot before 1.1.4 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by...
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.
- Record
GHSA-c8mg-ww68-7qfc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4578- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4578 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4578- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4578 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Dovecot, published October 15, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.68%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in dovecot 1:1.1.9-1.
References
secunia.com/advisories/32164
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45669
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2745
securityfocus.com/bid/31587
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:232
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security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240409
dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000085.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4578
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c8mg-ww68-7qfc
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4578