CVE-2022-45935 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Apache James server versions 3.7.2 and prior, where insecurely permissioned temporary files can expose private user data during transit, specifically impacting the SMTP stack and IMAP APPEND command. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this flaw allows a local attacker with low privileges to achieve high confidentiality impact without user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:james:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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