CVE-2021-40525 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

9.1