CVE-2021-35209
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.030 · 87 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
An issue was discovered in ProxyServlet.java in the /proxy servlet in Zimbra Collaboration Suite 8.8 before 8.8.15 Patch 23 and 9.x before 9.0.0 Patch 16. The value of the X-Host header overwrites the value of the Host header in proxied requests. The value of X-Host header is not checked against the whitelist of hosts Zimbra is allowed to proxy to (the zimbraProxyAllowedDomains setting).
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (4)
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references (17)
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- https://blog.sonarsource.com/zimbra-webmail-compromise-via-emailcnnvd
- https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_Centercnnvd
- https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Releases/8.8.15/P23cnnvd
- https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Releases/9.0.0/P16cnnvd
- https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisoriescnnvd
- https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories。Patchcnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021072806cnnvd
- https://blog.sonarsource.com/zimbra-webmail-compromise-via-emailenisa_euvd
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