Path traversal in Zimbra Collaboration - CVE-2022-27925
Published: August 8, 2022 / Updated: December 19, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66173
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27925
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Synacor Inc.
Affected software:
Zimbra Collaboration
Zimbra Collaboration
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in file name inside a zip archive in mboximport (MailboxImportServlet). A remote user can upload a specially crafted archive and write files to an arbitrary location on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-27925
Install update from vendor's website.