CVE-2021-40525 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Apache James ManagedSieve implementation alongside with the file storage for sieve scripts is vulnerable to path traversal, allowing reading and writing any file. This vulnerability had been patched in Apache James 3.6.1 and higher. We recommend the upgrade. Distributed and Cassandra based products are also not impacted.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apache	James

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:james:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/07/1
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/4

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2022-01-04T08:55:25

Updated: 2024-08-04T02:44:10.863Z

Reserved: 2021-09-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-40525

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-04T09:15:07.423

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:24:19.323

Link: CVE-2021-40525

Redhat

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