CVE-2015-9278 describes a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in MailEnable versions prior to 8.60. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to create administrative accounts due to improper handling of newline characters (%0A) in the AUTH.TAB file following a password change request. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability poses a significant risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high severity warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.60CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mailenable:mailenable:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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