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CVE-2017-12628 (GCVE-0-2017-12628)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-10-20 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 18:43
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Summary
The JMX server embedded in Apache James, also used by the command line client is exposed to a java de-serialization issue, and thus can be used to execute arbitrary commands. As James exposes JMX socket by default only on local-host, this vulnerability can only be used for privilege escalation. Release 3.0.1 upgrades the incriminated library.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Privilege escalation
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://www.mail-archive.com/server-user%40james.… mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101532 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache James Affected: 3.0.0
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Date Public
2017-10-19 00:00
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