# CVE-2022-45935: Apache James server: Temporary File Information Disclosure

> Local attackers can access private user data in transit due to insecure permissions on temporary files in the SMTP and IMAP components.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v6vp-62vc-84qw

## What is CVE-2022-45935?

CVE-2022-45935 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache James server, published on 6 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Usage of temporary files with insecure permissions by the Apache James server allows an attacker with local access to access private user data in transit. 

Vulnerable components includes the SMTP stack and IMAP APPEND command.

This issue affects Apache James server version 3.7.2 and prior versions.

Weakness: CWE-668 (Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45935?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.james:james-server. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.apache.james:james-server` | Maven | All versions to 3.7.2 | None |
| `org.apache.james:james-server` | Maven | All versions to 3.7.2 | None |

Products: Apache James.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-45935?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45935 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-45935 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45935 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apache James server

- [CVE-2023-51518](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51518/): Apache James server: Privilege escalation via JMX pre-authentication deserialisation (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-0228](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0228/): Vulnerability that affects org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-40525](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40525/): Sieve file storage vulnerable to path traversal attacks (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-26269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26269/): Apache James server: Privilege escalation through unauthenticated JMX (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2006-2806](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2806/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-45935 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-45935 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache James server, published on 6 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45935 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.apache.james:james-server (Maven): affected all versions up to 3.7.2; no fix listed
- org.apache.james:james-server (Maven): affected all versions up to 3.7.2; no fix listed

Task:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45935/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45935/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45935
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45935
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-45935

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45935/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.