CVE-2023-26490

mailcow is a dockerized email package, with multiple containers linked in one bridged network. The Sync Job feature - which can be made available to standard users by assigning them the necessary permission - suffers from a shell command injection. A malicious user can abuse this vulnerability to obtain shell access to the Docker container running dovecot. The imapsync Perl script implements all the necessary functionality for this feature, including the XOAUTH2 authentication mechanism. This code path creates a shell command to call openssl. However, since different parts of the specified user password are included without any validation, one can simply execute additional shell commands. Notably, the default ACL for a newly-created mailcow account does not include the necessary permission. The Issue has been fixed within the 2023-03 Update (March 3rd 2023). As a temporary workaround the Syncjob ACL can be removed from all mailbox users, preventing from creating or changing existing Syncjobs.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/mailcow/mailcow-dockerized/releases/tag/2023-03	Release Notes
https://github.com/mailcow/mailcow-dockerized/security/advisories/GHSA-3j2f-wf52-cjg7	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mailcow:mailcow\:_dockerized:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2023-03-04 00:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 19:51

NVD link : CVE-2023-26490

Mitre link : CVE-2023-26490

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-26490

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Products Affected

mailcow

mailcow\

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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