Improper Authorization Affecting org.apache.james:james-server-guice-jmx package, versions [,3.7.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of concept
EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEJAMES-5406354
  • published3 Apr 2023
  • disclosed3 Apr 2023
  • creditMatei "Mal" Badanoiu

Introduced: 3 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-26269  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-285  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.james:james-server-guice-jmx to version 3.7.4 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.james:james-server-guice-jmx is a JMX for Guice implementation of James server

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authorization due to not requiring admin authentication on the JMX management service by default, which allows privilege escalation.

CVSS Scores

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