CVE-2015-9278 json
MailEnable before 8.60 allows Privilege Escalation because admin accounts could be created as a consequence of %0A mishandling in AUTH.TAB…
published 2019-01-16 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-9120
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.5%
- EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
MailEnable before 8.60 allows Privilege Escalation because admin accounts could be created as a consequence of %0A mishandling in AUTH.TAB after a password-change request.
Patch / fix
- mailenable mailenable 8.60
Exploit prediction
2.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- nccgroup.trust https://www.nccgroup.trust/globalassets/our-research/uk/technical-advisories/2015/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-mailenable.pdf referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors
References
-
nccgroup.trust
/globalassets/our-research/uk/technical-advisories/2015/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-mailena
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
web.archive.org
/web/20150329173628/http://www.mailenable.com/Standard-ReleaseNotes.txt
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
nccgroup.trust
/uk/our-research/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-mailenable/
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-9278
- NVD CVE-2015-9278
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