SB2022092027 - MitM attack in Apache James
Published: September 20, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022092027
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28220)
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 update from vendor's website.