CVE-2008-6984

no score yetEPSS 1.4%

parallels plesk: no CVSS score yet. EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Plesk 8.6.0, when short mail login names (SHORTNAMES) are enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and send spam e-mail via a message with (1) a base64-encoded username that begins with a valid shortname, or (2) a username that matches a valid password, as demonstrated using (a) SMTP and qmail, and (b) Courier IMAP and POP3.

EPSS: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 71% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-287
Published: 2009-08-19
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

parallels:plesk

References

http://www.osvdb.org/51652
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495881
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30956
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020801
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44856

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