CVE-2017-12628: Deserialization of Untrusted Data

May 17, 2022 (updated July 27, 2023)

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

github.com/advisories/GHSA-xj7q-q94c-6wr3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12628
web.archive.org/web/20210124113233/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101532
www.mail-archive.com/server-user@james.apache.org/msg15633.html

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