cve-2021-40525
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-01-04 08:55
Modified
2024-08-04 02:44
Severity ?
Summary
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
security@apache.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/07/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/07/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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