medium5.9
CVE-2021-38542
Command Injection in Apache James
Impact
Apache James prior to release 3.6.1 is vulnerable to a buffering attack relying on the use of the STARTTLS command. This can result in Man-in -the-middle command injection attacks, leading potentially to leakage of sensible information.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.james:james-server | < 3.6.1 | 3.6.1 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | James | before 3.6.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/20/1
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/04/1
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-84wg-rgp8-2hg4
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38542