{"id":"GHSA-w7r6-v4j7-h94w","summary":"Apache James server's JMX management service vulnerable to privilege escalation by local user","details":"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. Note that version 3.7.4 onward will set up a JMX password automatically for Guice users.","aliases":["CVE-2023-26269"],"modified":"2026-02-04T02:45:34.720666Z","published":"2023-04-03T09:30:19Z","related":["CGA-g999-cr99-m3w9"],"database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-862"],"github_reviewed_at":"2023-04-03T22:53:29Z","github_reviewed":true,"nvd_published_at":"2023-04-03T08:15:00Z","severity":"HIGH"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26269"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/apache/james-project"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/2z44rg93pflbjhvbwy3xtz505bx41cbs"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/18/3"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"org.apache.james:javax-mail-extension","ecosystem":"Maven","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.james/javax-mail-extension"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.7.4"}]}],"versions":["3.1.0","3.2.0","3.3.0","3.4.0","3.5.0","3.6.0","3.6.2","3.7.0","3.7.1","3.7.2","3.7.3"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/04/GHSA-w7r6-v4j7-h94w/GHSA-w7r6-v4j7-h94w.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}