Improper Authentication in Zimbra Collaboration - CVE-2022-37042
Published: August 8, 2022 / Updated: December 14, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66165
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37042
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in MailboxImportServlet. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.
Affected software
Zimbra Collaboration
How to mitigate CVE-2022-37042
Install updates from vendor's website.
Zimbra Collaboration - addressed in versions 8.8.15 Patch 33, 9.0.0 Patch 26
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #8667 - CVE-2022-37042 (CVE-2022-37042 Zimbra Auth Bypass leads to RCE) (December 14, 2022)
- Exploit #8399 - Zimbra (CVE-2022-27925) (September 25, 2022)
- Exploit #8300 - CVE-2022-37042 (Zimbra CVE-2022-37042 Nuclei weaponized template) (August 25, 2022)
- Exploit #8280 - Zip Path Traversal in Zimbra (mboximport) (CVE-2022-27925) (August 23, 2022)
- Exploit #8269 - Zimbra_CVE-2022-37042-_CVE-2022-27925 () (August 20, 2022)