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SCA: security update for org.apache.james:james-server (GHSA-px7w-c9gw-7gj3)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 417763

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Apache James prior to version 3.7.5 and 3.8.0 exposes a JMX endpoint on localhost subject to pre-
 authentication deserialisation of untrusted data. Given a deserialisation gadjet, this could be leveraged
 as part of an exploit chain that could result in privilege escalation. Note that by default JMX endpoint
 is only bound locally. We recommend users to: - Upgrade to a non-vulnerable Apache James version - Run
 Apache James isolated from other processes (docker - dedicated virtual machine) - If possible turn off JMX
 (CVE-2023-51518)

Solution

Update the org.apache.james:james-server library and its related packages to version 3.7.5 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-px7w-c9gw-7gj3

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 417763

Version: Revision 1.27

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.5

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-51518

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 8.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/27/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-51518

cwe: CWE-502