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CVE-2021-40525

Published: Jan 4, 2022

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

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Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation	Apache James	affected `Apache James - <= 3.6.0`

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References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/4

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[oss-security] 20220104 CVE-2021-40525: Apache James: Sieve file storage vulnerable to path traversal attacks

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[oss-security] 20220207 CVE-2022-22931: Path traversal in Apache James

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