Vulnerability Report

CVE-2022-37042

RCE CISA KEV Active

Title: Auth bypass & RCE via mboximport ZIP extract

RCE

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2022-37042

CWE Category CWE-22
Published Date Aug 12, 2022
Modified Date Nov 04, 2025
Exploit Status Available
Score 9.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
94.33%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-37042: Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) 8.8.15 and 9.0 has mboximport functionality that receives a ZIP archive and extracts files from it. By bypassing authentication (i.e., not having an authtoken), an attacker can upload arbitrary files to the system, leading to directory traversal and remote code execution. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-27925.

Impacted Vendors

S
synacor 1
Z
zimbra 1

Reference Links

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168146/Zimbra-Zip-Path-Traversal.html https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_Center https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168146/Zimbra-Zip-Path-Traversal.html https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_Center https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-37042
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity CRITICAL
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity CRITICAL
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2022-37042 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

GitHub https://github.com/aels/CVE-2022-37042
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GitHub https://github.com/0xf4n9x/CVE-2022-37042
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GitHub https://github.com/GreyNoise-Intelligence/Zimbra_CVE-2022-37042-_CVE-2022-27925
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MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.