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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-6984

CVE-2008-6984

Description

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.

Affected products

2
  • Parallels/Plesk2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:parallels:plesk:8.6.0:-:linux\/unix:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:parallels:plesk:8.6.0:-:linux\/unix:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:parallels:plesk:8.6.0:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

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