Arbitrary Command Execution Through Java Deserialization Flaw

james-server is vulnerable to arbitrary command execution. The vulnerability exists due to a Java deserialization issue through the command line client introduced by an embedded JMX Server in james-server...

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 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...