CVE-2021-40525

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    CVE-2021-40525

    Published: 4 Jan 2022Last Modified: 9 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: 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

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1a99bbf78209779e4f90369afba43f1536b633e4

    Affected versions

    james-project-3.6.1
    james-project-3.6.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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