Description
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).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache James | Apache James 3.6.1 | — |
Public exploits
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GitHub 1 repository
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shoucheng3/asf__james-project_CVE-2022-22931_3-6-0 ★ 0 · Aug 17, 2025
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Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.james:james-server | < 3.6.2 | 3.6.2 | GHSA-v84g-cf5j-xjqx |