CVE-2024-45626 json
Apache James: denial of service through JMAP HTML to text conversion
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-4972 , GHSA-57m2-h3fw-rxhw
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.james:james-server-jmap-draft 3.7.6, 3.8.2
- apache james 3.7.6, 3.8.2
- org.apache.james james-server-jmap-draft 3.7.6, 3.8.2
- github.com/apache/james-project@372f1f8 commit
- github.com/apache/james-project@537ae38 commit
- github.com/apache/james-project#1422 pull request
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.james:james-server-jmap-draft | >=3.8.0, <3.8.2 <3.7.6 |
3.8.2 3.7.6 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache James server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
-
github.com
/apache/james-project/pull/1422
web
-
github.com
/apache/james-project/commit/372f1f83b6825fb0f92147803a9bf215b8ff690d
web
-
github.com
/apache/james-project/commit/537ae380f9837f74c075f0ed2b625affa9b20122
web
-
lists.apache.org
/thread/1fr9hvpsylomwwfr3rv82g84sxszn4kl
vendor-advisory, web, mailing-list
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2025/02/05/7
web, mailing-list
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45626
advisory
-
github.com
/linagora/james-project
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-45626
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-57m2-h3fw-rxhw
- NVD CVE-2024-45626
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