CVE-2021-38542
Command Injection in Apache James
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.61%
Description
Apache James prior to release 3.6.1 is vulnerable to a buffering attack relying on the use of the STARTTLS command. This can result in Man-in -the-middle command injection attacks, leading potentially to leakage of sensible information.
How to fix CVE-2021-38542
To remediate CVE-2021-38542, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Maven/org.apache.james:james-server—upgrade to 3.6.1 or later
Is CVE-2021-38542 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.6.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |