Path Traversal in Apache James

CVE-2022-22931

Fix of CVE-2021-40525 do not prepend delimiters upon valid directory validations. Affected implementations include: - maildir mailbox store - Sieve file repository This enables a user to access other users data stores (limited to user name…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.017 (74.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22931?
CVE-2022-22931 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache James, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-02-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-22931?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-22931 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.