7.5

CVE-2022-28220: apache software foundation apache james Command Injection

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesCGA-3r97-q7p6-7v8pCGA-7wq9-pxgc-8gr9GHSA-w45j-f5g5-w94x
Published 08-09-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-28220 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Command Injection vulnerability in apache software foundation apache james. EPSS estimates a 1.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.99%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CGA-7HX6-QW5M-GMR2CGA-V4C7-87QG-MW2M

Timeline

  1. 08-09-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.99%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 1.98% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.99%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apache1 product
Apache software foundation1 product
Chainguard1 product
  • keycloakAll versions (No fix recorded)
Org.apache.james1 product
  • james-server< 3.6.3 | ≥ 3.7.0, < 3.7.1
Wolfi1 product
  • keycloakAll versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 5 products

References

4 links