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title: "CVE-2019-19783\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-19783

Publication date 16 December 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-19783?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

An issue was discovered in Cyrus IMAP before 2.5.15, 3.0.x before 3.0.13,
and 3.1.x through 3.1.8. If sieve script uploading is allowed (3.x) or
certain non-default sieve options are enabled (2.x), a user with a mail
account on the service can use a sieve script containing a fileinto
directive to create any mailbox with administrator privileges, because of
folder mishandling in autosieve\_createfolder() in imap/lmtp\_sieve.c.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| cyrus-imapd | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life |
| 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 2.5.10-3ubuntu1.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-19783)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19783)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-19783)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-19783)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4566-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4566-1)
+ Cyrus IMAP Server vulnerabilities
+ 5 October 2020

### Other references

* <https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/3.0/x/3.0.13.html#security-fixes>
* <https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/2.5/x/2.5.15.html>
* <https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/download/release-notes/3.0/x/3.0.13.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19783>