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TI-2022-07112 Aliases CVE-2022-22931GHSA-v84g-cf5j-xjqx

Path traversal in Apache James 3.6.1

Priority LOW 24CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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 names being prefixed by the value of the username being used).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01761 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.james:james-server (Maven): 3.6.2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache JamesApache James 3.6.1—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.james:james-server (Maven)before 3.6.23.6.2Patch availableGHSA-v84g-cf5j-xjqx
  • Apache James VendorApache Affected Apache James 3.6.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.james:james-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.6.2 Fixed in 3.6.2 Patch available GHSA-v84g-cf5j-xjqx

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:james:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.1VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:james:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-v84g-cf5j-xjqx org.apache.james:james-server (Maven) Fixed in 3.6.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-22931
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v84g-cf5j-xjqx

References

Advisory 3

Other 3

  • TI-2019-00201 XML external entity injection in Apache PDFBox CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-28170 Apache James server: Privilege escalation via JMX pre-authentication deserialisation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-17565 Sieve file storage vulnerable to path traversal attacks CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2006-02714 The SMTP server in Apache Java Mail Enterprise Server (aka Apache James) 2.2.0 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-17305 Apache James IMAP vulnerable to a ReDoS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-11431 Apache James server: Privilege escalation through unauthenticated JMX CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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