Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2022-37042
Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) Authentication Bypass V - [Actively Exploited]
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 12, 2022, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 13, 2025, 3:43 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild.

Description :

Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in MailboxImportServlet. This vulnerability was chained with CVE-2022-27925 which allows for unauthenticated remote code execution.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://blog.zimbra.com/2022/08/authentication-bypass-in-mailboximportservlet-vulnerability/; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37042

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-37042 has a 24 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-37042 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Zimbra collaboration
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-37042.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168146/Zimbra-Zip-Path-Traversal.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_Center Patch Vendor Advisory
https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168146/Zimbra-Zip-Path-Traversal.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_Center Patch Vendor Advisory
https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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nholuongut/secure-a-linux-server

An evolving how-to guide for securing a Linux server.

Shell

Updated: 6 days, 19 hours ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 8, 2025, 7:54 a.m. This repo has been linked 15 different CVEs too.
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TehanG07/nuclei-templates-collection

None

Python

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 25, 2025, 7:11 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.
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romero-javi/zimbra8_lab

Zimbra Lab de CVE-2022-37042 y CVE-2022-37393

Shell

Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 30, 2024, 10:06 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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sanan2004/CVE-2022-27925

PoC

Updated: 7 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 19, 2024, 5:17 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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DXHM/Auto_Integrate_POCs

Base on actions to integrate some POCs every day.

Python

Updated: 2 days, 17 hours ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 14, 2024, 5:14 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.
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NaInSec/CVE-PoC-in-GitHub

All CVE - PoC in GitHub

poc proofofconcept tester allcve cvegithub cvenew cvepoc cveupdate

Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago
10 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : March 22, 2024, 3:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 931 different CVEs too.
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zecool/cve

None

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 11, 2024, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 935 different CVEs too.
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romero-javi/Mars

Mars repo

Updated: 10 months, 4 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 8, 2024, 7:23 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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2lambda123/zw1tt3r1on-Nuclei-Templates-Collection

None

Python

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 21, 2024, 6:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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cybershadowvps/Nuclei-Templates-Collection

None

Python

Updated: 1 year, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 18, 2023, 2:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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Shakilll/nulcei-templates-collection

None

Updated: 1 year, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 29, 2023, 6:16 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.
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h0tak88r/nuclei_templates

Collection of templates from various resources

bugbounty cybersecurity nuclei-tamplates

Updated: 1 month ago
34 stars 11 fork 11 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2023, 12:23 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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whoforget/CVE-POC

None

Updated: 2 years ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : April 8, 2023, 6:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 928 different CVEs too.
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k0mi-tg/CVE-POC

None

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
20 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Feb. 14, 2023, 6:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 921 different CVEs too.
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WhooAmii/POC_to_review

None

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
2 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 25, 2022, 5:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 935 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-37042 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-37042 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 13, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    Feb. 25, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Vulnerability Name Zimbra Collaboration (ZCS) Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jan. 29, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-22
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168146/Zimbra-Zip-Path-Traversal.html
    Added Reference https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_Center
    Added Reference https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-287 CWE-22
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168146/Zimbra-Zip-Path-Traversal.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168146/Zimbra-Zip-Path-Traversal.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168146/Zimbra-Zip-Path-Traversal.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 16, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_Center No Types Assigned https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_Center Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories No Types Assigned https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:zimbra:collaboration:8.8.15:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:zimbra:collaboration:9.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-37042 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-37042 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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0.99928

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