CVEvulnerability

CVE-2004-2458

5.0 MEDIUM Published 2004-12-31 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2004-12-31
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Description

Open WebMail 2.30 and earlier, when use_syshomedir is disabled or create_syshomedir is enabled, creates new directories before authenticating, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary directories.

Affected configurations

• open webmail open webmail 1.7 • open webmail open webmail 1.8 • open webmail open webmail 1.71 • open webmail open webmail 1.81 • open webmail open webmail 1.90 • open webmail open webmail 2.30

Related

Referenced by CWE · observed example (2)

  • CWE-405 Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification) weakness
  • CWE-408 Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Amplification weakness

References