CWE Code: 502
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2017-10-20
Last Modified Date: 2017-11-08