CVE-2022-32294 — Zimbra Collaboration Open Source 8
Zimbra Collaboration Open Source 8.8.15 does not encrypt the initial-login randomly created password (from the "zmprove ca" command). It is visible in cleartext on port UDP 514 (aka the syslog port). NOTE: a third party reports that this cannot be reproduced.
Published
2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-03T07:39:50.523Z
01What is this vulnerability?
Zimbra Collaboration Open Source 8.8.15 does not encrypt the initial-login randomly created password (from the "zmprove ca" command). It is visible in cleartext on port UDP 514 (aka the syslog port). NOTE: a third party reports that this cannot be reproduced.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / n/a | n/a |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-03T07:39:50.523Z
09References
- wiki.zimbra.com — https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories
- wiki.zimbra.com — https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_Center
- medium.com — https://medium.com/%40soheil.samanabadi/zimbra-8-8-15-zmprove-ca-command-incorre…
- github.com — https://github.com/soheilsamanabadi/vulnerabilitys/blob/main/Zimbra%208.8.15%20z…
- github.com — https://github.com/soheilsamanabadi/vulnerabilitys/pull/1
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