CVE-2021-38542

MEDIUM

Apache James <3.6.1 - Command Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Apache James prior to release 3.6.1 is vulnerable to a buffering attack relying on the use of the STARTTLS command. This can result in Man-in -the-middle command injection attacks, leading potentially to leakage of sensible information.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0061
EPSS Percentile 70.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-327 CWE-77
Status published
Products (2)
apache/james < 3.6.1
org.apache.james/james-server 0 - 3.6.1Maven
Published Jan 04, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026