Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in Apache James - CVE-2022-28220
Published: September 20, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67496
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28220
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache James
Apache James
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing STARTTLS command buffers. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests to the application and perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.