CVE-2021-40525 - CVE House

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Status published Critical CVE-2021-40525

Sieve file storage vulnerable to path traversal attacks

9.1 CVSS

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

The Apache James PMC would like to thanks Benoit TELLIER for the report.

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Affected Vendor

Apache Software Foundation

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Affected Software

Apache James

Vulnerable Versions:

Apache James

Timeline

Official Publish: January 4th, 2022

Last Modified: August 4th, 2024

Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

T1005 Data from Local System

T1552 Unsecured Credentials

Credential Access

T1565.001 Stored Data Manipulation