CVE-2008-5301
Directory traversal vulnerability in the ManageSieve implementation in Dovecot 1.0.15, 1.1, and 1...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5301- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5301- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5278 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5278- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gp93-h8f7-238h No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in the ManageSieve implementation in Dovecot 1.0.15, 1.1, and 1...
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.
- Record
GHSA-gp93-h8f7-238h- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5301- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5301 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5301- 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-2008-5301 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Dovecot, published December 1, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.83%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in dovecot 1:1.0.15-2.3.