CVE-2023-34204

imapsync: insecure /tmp usage

Published May 30, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-38303 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.
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Jan 10, 2025, 8:46 PM
Reserved
May 30, 2023, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 30, 2023, 4:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:03 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
May 30, 2023, 12:00 AM