GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-w7r6-v4j7-h94w Apache James server's JMX management service vulnerable to privilege escalation by local user

HIGH Published 2023-04-03 Modified 2025-02-13 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2023-26269
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.apache.james:javax-mail-extension
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-862
Reviewed
2023-04-03

Affected packages

• Maven org.apache.james:javax-mail-extension: < 3.7.4 → fixed in 3.7.4

Description

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.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2023-26269 Apache James server version 3.7.3 and earlier provides a JMX management service without authentication by default. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization weakness

References