CVE-2026-2469 (GCVE-0-2026-2469)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-14 05:00 – Updated: 2026-02-14 05:00
VLAI?
Summary
Versions of the package directorytree/imapengine before 1.22.3 are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') via the id() function in ImapConnection.php due to improperly escaping user input before including it in IMAP ID commands. This allows attackers to read or delete victim's emails, terminate the victim's session or execute any valid IMAP command on victim's mailbox by including quote characters " or CRLF sequences \r\n in the input.
Severity ?
7.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H/E:P
CWE
  • CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a directorytree/imapengine Affected: 0 , < 1.22.3 (semver)
Credits
Wan Amirul Hakim Wan Yuhainis
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