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CVE-2017-12628
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…
High7.8EPSS 0.76%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.76% · top 45% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Privilege escalation
- CWE-502 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-502 and its CVEs
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache James
- affected 3.0.0
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.james:james-projectGHSA-xj7q-q94c-6wr3 (opens in a new tab)
References (2)
- [server-user] 20171019 Announce: Apache James 3.0.1 security release (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 101532 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xj7q-q94c-6wr3 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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