Unauthenticated JMX Management Service in Apache James Server 3.7.3 and Earlier

Unauthenticated JMX Management Service in Apache James Server 3.7.3 and Earlier

CVE-2023-26269 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Apache James server version 3.7.3 and earlier provides a JMX management service without authentication by default. This allows privilege escalation by a malicious local user. Administrators are advised to disable JMX, or set up a JMX password. Note that version 3.7.4 onward will set up a JMX password automatically for Guice users.

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