CVE-2022-27925

CVE-2022-27925 is a directory traversal flaw (CWE-22) in the mailbox import (mboximport) functionality of Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS), which accepts a ZIP archive and extracts files from it without properly validating paths. An authenticated user with administrator rights can trigger the flaw by submitting a malicious ZIP archive, causing arbitrary files to be written outside the intended directory. By planting attacker-controlled files in arbitrary locations, an attacker can achieve remote code execution on the server. All organizations running ZCS 8.8.15 or 9.0 are potentially affected, and the flaw has been mass-exploited in the wild — CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-08-11, ordered civilian agencies to patch it, and ransomware operators and other actors are known to be using it.

What to do: Apply the vendor's updates/patches for ZCS 8.8.15 and 9.0 as instructed by Zimbra, per CISA's required action. Limit external access to Zimbra's mailbox import/administration endpoints to trusted networks only, and hunt for indicators of compromise such as unexpected files or webshells in the Zimbra web root, unusual admin activity, and signs of follow-on ransomware deployment.