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CVE-2022-22931

Path traversal in Apache James 3.6.1

Published: Feb 7, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-22
4.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.8%
Top 24.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Fix of CVE-2021-40525 do not prepend delimiters upon valid directory validations. Affected implementations include: - maildir mailbox store - Sieve file repository This enables a user to access other users data stores (limited to user names being prefixed by the value of the username being used).

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

apache
oss-project·USaka apache http server, apache httpd
jamesOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins
Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
Apache JamesOn-premWeb App
Communications / email-server-client
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.james:james-server
OSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/bp8yql4wws56jlh0vxoowj7foothsmpr
lists.apache.org
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/07/1
openwall.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22931
nvd.nist.gov
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