Severity: moderate 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. Work Arounds: Note that version 3.7.4 onward will set up a JMX password automatically for Guice users. Credit: Matei "Mal" Badanoiu (reporter) References: https://james.apache.org/ https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26269
