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CVE-2008-6984

Published: Aug 18, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-287
5.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 30.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Plesk 8.6.0, when short mail login names (SHORTNAMES) are enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and send spam e-mail via a message with (1) a base64-encoded username that begins with a valid shortname, or (2) a username that matches a valid password, as demonstrated using (a) SMTP and qmail, and (b) Courier IMAP and POP3.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected Products

parallels
commercial·US
pleskOn-premWeb App
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

http://www.osvdb.org/51652
osvdb.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495881
securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30956
securityfocus.com
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