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Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting org.apache.james:apache-james-mpt-smtp-core Open this link in a new tab package, versions [0,3.6.2)

0.0
high

  • Attack Complexity

    Low

  • Confidentiality

    High

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  • snyk-id

    SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEJAMES-2329151

  • published

    4 Jan 2022

  • disclosed

    4 Jan 2022

  • credit

    Benoit Tellier, Raphael Ouazana

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Introduced: 4 Jan 2022

CVE-2021-38542 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-77 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.james:apache-james-mpt-smtp-core to version 3.6.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Injection via the STARTTLS command. This can lead to a leak of sensible information.

Note: another remediation option is to deactivate STARTTLS and rely solely on explicit TLS for mail protocols, including SMTP, IMAP and POP3.