Open-Xchange OX Dovecot Pro up to 2.3.0 OOXML information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Open-Xchange OX Dovecot Pro up to 2.3.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component OOXML Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-59031. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Open-Xchange OX Dovecot Pro up to 2.3.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component OOXML Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at documentation.open-xchange.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-59031 since 09/08/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 305037 (Debian dsa-6197 : dovecot-auth-lua - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (305037) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0891). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • Open Source Dovecot

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 305037
Nessus Name: Debian dsa-6197 : dovecot-auth-lua - security update

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

09/08/2025 CVE reserved
03/27/2026 +200 days Advisory disclosed
03/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/03/2026 +37 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: open-xchange.com

Advisory: adv-2026-0001
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-59031 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-59031
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-353849
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0891 - Dovecot: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2026 09:52
Updated: 05/03/2026 06:35
Changes: 03/27/2026 09:52 (63), 03/28/2026 01:25 (7), 04/06/2026 23:18 (2), 05/03/2026 06:35 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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