FKIE_CVE-2017-12628

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-10-20 15:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:03
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
References
security@apache.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101532Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@apache.orghttps://www.mail-archive.com/server-user%40james.apache.org/msg15633.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101532Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mail-archive.com/server-user%40james.apache.org/msg15633.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apache james_server *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:03:39.863",
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