CVE-2022-22931
Path traversal in Apache James 3.6.1
MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: February 7, 2022 at 06:50 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:29 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorJames
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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Fix of CVE-2021-40525 do not prepend delimiters upon valid directory validations. Affected implementations include: - maildir mailbox store - Sieve file repository This enables a user to access other users data stores (limited to user names being prefixed by the value of the username being used).
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread/bp8yql4wws56jlh0vxoowj7foothsmprx_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/07/1CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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