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Medium · 5.9 CVE-2021-38542 EUVD-2022-0517GHSA-84wg-rgp8-2hg4

Apache James vulnerable to STARTTLS command injection (IMAP and POP3)

Published Jan 4, 2022 · Updated Aug 4, 2024 · Assigned by apache

Description

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 products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache James Apache James – < 3.6.1 3.6.1

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.apache.james:james-server < 3.6.1 3.6.1 GHSA-84wg-rgp8-2hg4

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