{"answers":{"affected":"2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.james:james-server. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38542 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade org.apache.james:james-server to 3.6.1 or later.","what":"CVE-2021-38542 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Apache James, published on 4 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2021-38542 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2021-38542 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Apache James, published on 4 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38542 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- org.apache.james:james-server (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 3.6.1\n- org.apache.james:james-server (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 3.6.1\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38542/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38542/index.md)","id":"CVE-2021-38542","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38542/index.md","name":"CVE-2021-38542","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-84wg-rgp8-2hg4"],"analysis":{"component_type":"server_software","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["data_read","security_bypass"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Apache James mail server","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can inject commands via STARTTLS in IMAP/POP3, potentially leaking sensitive information through man-in-the-middle attacks.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"command_injection"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"apache","cpe":[{"product":"james","vendor":"apache"}],"cvss":{"score":5.9,"severity":"medium","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-327","name":"Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm"},{"id":"CWE-77","name":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command"}],"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.","ecosystems":["Maven"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"Apache James vulnerable to STARTTLS command injection (IMAP and POP3)","id":"CVE-2021-38542","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"Maven","product":null,"products":[],"type":"command_injection","year":"2021"},"n_packages":2,"n_references":3,"next":{"headline":"Information disclosure in n/a","id":"CVE-2021-38543"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["3.6.1"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.apache.james:james-server","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-84wg-rgp8-2hg4"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["3.6.1"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.apache.james:james-server","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.james/james-server","source":"GHSA-84wg-rgp8-2hg4"}],"prev":{"headline":"Apache Airflow: Variable Import endpoint missed authentication check","id":"CVE-2021-38540"},"products":["Apache James"],"published":"2022-01-04","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Apache James server: Privilege escalation via JMX pre-authentication deserialisation","id":"CVE-2023-51518","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2024-02-27"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Vulnerability that affects org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox","id":"CVE-2019-0228","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2019-04-17"},{"cvss_score":9.1,"headline":"Sieve file storage vulnerable to path traversal attacks","id":"CVE-2021-40525","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-01-04"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Apache James server: Privilege escalation through unauthenticated JMX","id":"CVE-2023-26269","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-04-03"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Denial of service in n/a","id":"CVE-2006-2806","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2006-06-05"},{"cvss_score":7.5,"headline":"STARTTLS command injection in Apache JAMES","id":"CVE-2022-28220","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-09-08"},{"cvss_score":7.5,"headline":"Apache James IMAP vulnerable to a ReDoS","id":"CVE-2021-40110","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-01-04"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-04","vendors":["Apache Software Foundation"]},"summary":"Attackers can inject commands via STARTTLS in IMAP/POP3, potentially leaking sensitive information through man-in-the-middle attacks.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38542/"}