CVE-2021-40525

critical

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

Advisories

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/07/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/4

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-01-04

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0115