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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...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
August 01, 2022
Published Date
August 11, 2022
Last Updated
January 29, 2025
Vendor
n/a
Product
n/a
Description
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.
Tags
cisa malware ransomware nuclei_scanner metasploit_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

9.8 - CRITICAL

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Automatable
Yes
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2025-05-05 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2022-08-18 18:39:39 UTC) Source
Used in Malware
Yes (added 2022-08-11 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_Center http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168146/Zimbra-Zip-Path-Traversal.html

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2022-08-11 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/zimbra_mboximport_cve_2022_27925.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:16 UTC
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-37042.yaml 2025-04-26 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

zimbra_mboximport_cve_2022_27925

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2022-37042

0xf4n9x/CVE-2022-37042

Type: github • Created: 2022-10-24 10:10:45 UTC • Stars: 30

CVE-2022-37042 Zimbra Auth Bypass leads to RCE

aels/CVE-2022-37042

Type: github • Created: 2022-08-25 10:43:13 UTC • Stars: 19

Zimbra CVE-2022-37042 Nuclei weaponized template

GreyNoise-Intelligence/Zimbra_CVE-2022-37042-_CVE-2022-27925

Type: github • Created: 2022-08-18 18:39:39 UTC • Stars: 7

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • Exploit Used in Malware

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Proof of Concept Exploit Available

  • Detected by Nuclei

  • Detected by Metasploit