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CVE-2017-12628

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-12628 describes a Java deserialization vulnerability within the JMX server embedded in Apache James, affecting apache james_server. This flaw allows for arbitrary command execution, but is primarily a privilege escalation vulnerability due to the JMX socket being exposed only on localhost by default. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), successful exploitation could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires local access and low privileges. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:james_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
51.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0076 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.james:james-projectFixed in: 3.0.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-xj7q-q94c-6wr3high

Apache James Privilege Escalation

May 17, 2022

References

mail-archive.com / server-user%40james.apache.org/msg15633.html
securityfocus.com / bid/101532
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry