What is CVE-2021-40525?

CVE-2021-40525 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache James, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-01-04.

How severe is CVE-2021-40525?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Apache James

CVE-2021-40525

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 rec…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.037 (88.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Apache James
Apache Software Foundation James — versions Apache James

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

security@apache.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40525?: CVE-2021-40525 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache James, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-01-04.
How severe is CVE-2021-40525?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.