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CVE-2022-22931: 
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Overview

CVE-2022-22931 is a path traversal vulnerability affecting Apache James Server. The vulnerability was discovered in early 2022 and stems from incomplete fixes of a previous vulnerability (CVE-2021-40525). The issue affects the maildir mailbox store and Sieve file repository implementations (GitHub Security Lab).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a path traversal issue (CWE-22) with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. The technical root cause involves the validation of directory paths not properly prepending delimiters upon valid directory validations. This affects both the maildir mailbox store and Sieve file repository components (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability enables unauthorized access where a user can access other users' data stores, specifically limited to usernames that are prefixed by the value of the username being used. This creates a potential for data exposure between users of the system (OpenWall).

Mitigation and workarounds

This vulnerability has been fixed in Apache James version 3.6.2. Organizations running affected versions should upgrade to this patched version to mitigate the risk (OpenWall).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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