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MEDIUM · 4.3

CVE-2025-59031

Dovecot has provided a script to use for attachment to text conversion. This script unsafely handles zip-style attachments. Attacker can use specially crafted OOXML documents to cause unintended files...

Vulnerability Description

Dovecot has provided a script to use for attachment to text conversion. This script unsafely handles zip-style attachments. Attacker can use specially crafted OOXML documents to cause unintended files on the system to be indexed and subsequently ending up in FTS indexes. Do not use the provided script, instead, use something else like FTS tika. No publicly available exploits are known.

CVSS Score

4.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
DovecotDovecot< 2.4.3
Open-XchangeDovecot< 2.3.22.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2025-59031?

CVE-2025-59031 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Dovecot has provided a script to use for attachment to text conversion. This script unsafely handles zip-style attachments. Attacker can use specially crafted OOXML documents to cause unintended files...

How severe is CVE-2025-59031?

CVE-2025-59031 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-59031?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Dovecot Dovecot, Open-Xchange Dovecot.