CVE-2022-28220
Apache James vulnerable to buffering attack
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 9.2%
Description
Apache James prior to release 3.6.3 and 3.7.1 is vulnerable to a buffering attack relying on the use of the STARTTLS command. Fix of CVE-2021-38542, which solved similar problem fron Apache James 3.6.1, is subject to a parser differential and do not take into account concurrent requests.
How to fix CVE-2022-28220
To remediate CVE-2022-28220, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.6.3 or later
Is CVE-2022-28220 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 9.2%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.6.3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |