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CVE-2021-40525

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40525

Severity

9.1

Critical

CVSS V3

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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

  • https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40525
  • https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c38m-7h53-g9v4
  • http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/4
  • http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/07/1
  • https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/4

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