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CCE-90815-2

Platform: cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7Date: (C)2017-06-29   (M)2023-07-04



To prevent Dovecot from attempting plaintext authentication of clients, edit '/etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-auth.conf' and add or correct the following line: 'disable_plaintext_auth = yes'


Parameter:

[yes/no]


Technical Mechanism:

Using plain text authentication to the mail server could allow an attacker access to credentials by monitoring network traffic.

CCSS Severity:CCSS Metrics:
CCSS Score : 8.8Attack Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Exploit Score: 2.8Attack Complexity: LOW
Impact Score: 5.9Privileges Required: NONE
Severity: HIGHUser Interaction: NONE
Vector: AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScope: UNCHANGED
 Confidentiality: HIGH
 Integrity: HIGH
 Availability: HIGH
  

References:
Resource IdReference
SCAP Repo OVAL Definitionoval:org.secpod.oval:def:30497
SCAP Repo OVAL Definitionoval:org.secpod.oval:def:31220


OVAL    2
oval:org.secpod.oval:def:30497
oval:org.secpod.oval:def:31220
XCCDF    2
xccdf_org.secpod_benchmark_general_CENTOS_7
xccdf_org.secpod_benchmark_general_RHEL_7

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