CVE-2024-45626
Apache James: denial of service through JMAP HTML to text conversion
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Apache James: denial of service through JMAP HTML to text conversion
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-45626- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-4972
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-4972- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-57m2-h3fw-rxhw
Apache James vulnerable to denial of service through JMAP HTML to text conversion
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.
- Record
GHSA-57m2-h3fw-rxhw- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-45626- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache James: denial of service through JMAP HTML to text conversion
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-45626- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-57m2-h3fw-rxhw
Apache James vulnerable to denial of service through JMAP HTML to text conversion
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.
- Record
GHSA-57m2-h3fw-rxhw- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.james:james-server-jmap-draftMaven |
3.8.0 up to 3.8.2 | 3.8.2 |
org.apache.james:james-server-jmap-draftMaven |
before 3.7.6 | 3.7.6 |
org.apache.james:james-server-jmap-draftMaven |
3.8.0 up to 3.8.2, plus listed versions 3.8.1 |
3.8.2 |
org.apache.james:james-server-jmap-draftMaven |
before 3.7.6, plus listed versions 3.5.03.6.03.6.23.7.03.7.1 Show 4 moreShow less3.7.23.7.33.7.43.7.5 |
3.7.6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-45626 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Apache James Server, published February 6, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.80%, the 56th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.james:james-server-jmap-draft 3.8.2.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/1fr9hvpsylomwwfr3rv82g84sxszn4kl
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/05/7
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45626
github.com/apache/james-project/pull/1422