CVE-2021-40525

CRITICAL

Apache James <3.6.1 - Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/4
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/4
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/07/1

Scores

CVSS v3 9.1
EPSS 0.0277
EPSS Percentile 86.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (2)
apache/james < 3.6.2
org.apache.james/james-server 0 - 3.6.1Maven
Published Jan 04, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026