Java Deserialization Vulnerability in Apache James JMX Server

CVE-2017-12628 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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