Apache James: denial of service through JMAP HTML to text conversion
Priority LOW 34CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
Apache James server JMAP HTML to text plain implementation in versions below 3.8.2 and 3.7.6 is subject to unbounded memory consumption that can result in a denial of service. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.7.6 and 3.8.2, which fix this issue.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00798 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.james:james-server-jmap-draft (Maven): 3.8.2, 3.7.6
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache James server | 3.8.0 – 3.8.1; up to 3.7.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.james:james-server-jmap-draft (Maven) | 3.8.0 to before 3.8.2 | 3.8.2 | Patch available | GHSA-57m2-h3fw-rxhw |
| — | org.apache.james:james-server-jmap-draft (Maven) | before 3.7.6 | 3.7.6 | Patch available | GHSA-57m2-h3fw-rxhw |
- Apache James server VendorApache Affected 3.8.0 – 3.8.1; up to 3.7.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.james:james-server-jmap-draft (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.8.0 to before 3.8.2 Fixed in 3.8.2 Patch available GHSA-57m2-h3fw-rxhw
- org.apache.james:james-server-jmap-draft (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.7.6 Fixed in 3.7.6 Patch available GHSA-57m2-h3fw-rxhw
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-57m2-h3fw-rxhw org.apache.james:james-server-jmap-draft (Maven) Fixed in 3.8.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-57m2-h3fw-rxhw org.apache.james:james-server-jmap-draft (Maven) Fixed in 3.7.6 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-45626
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57m2-h3fw-rxhw
References
Advisory 2
Other 5
- https://github.com/apache/james-project/pull/1422
- https://github.com/apache/james-project/commit/372f1f83b6825fb0f92147803a9bf215b8ff690d
- https://github.com/apache/james-project/commit/537ae380f9837f74c075f0ed2b625affa9b20122
- https://github.com/linagora/james-project
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/05/7
More Apache James Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-06317 Apache James Server 2.3.2, when configured with file-based user repositories, allows… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-24869 Apache James: denial of service through the use of IMAP literals CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2017-09353 Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache James CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-45626 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-45626 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-57m2-h3fw-rxhw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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