CVE-2023-34204 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

imapsync through 2.229 uses predictable paths under /tmp and /var/tmp in its default mode of operation. Both of these are typically world-writable, and thus (for example) an attacker can modify imapsync's cache and overwrite files belonging to the user who runs it.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00127.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Imapsync Project	Imapsync

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:imapsync_project:imapsync:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/imapsync/imapsync/issues/399
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34204

History

Wed, 28 May 2025 16:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34204

Thu, 22 May 2025 02:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34204 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34204

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-05-30T00:00:00

Updated: 2025-01-10T20:46:24.049Z

Reserved: 2023-05-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2023-34204

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T16:01:54.253Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-30T04:15:10.317

Modified: 2025-01-10T21:15:12.553

Link: CVE-2023-34204

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2023-05-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-34204 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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