1. Causes

JAXB API is the API of Java EE, so this jar package is no longer included in Java se 9.0 and above. Java 9 introduces the concept of module. By default, Java se will no longer contain the jar package of Java EE. However, in Java 6/7/8, the API is bundled together

2. Solutions

2.1 direct download

javax.activation-1.2.0.jar

jaxb-api-2.3.0.jar

jaxb-core-2.3.0.jar

jaxb-impl-2.3.0.jar

2.2 Maven

<!-- Java 6 = JAX-B Version 2.0   -->
<!-- Java 7 = JAX-B Version 2.2.3 -->
<!-- Java 8 = JAX-B Version 2.2.8 -->
<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
        <artifactId>jaxb-api</artifactId>
        <version>2.3.0</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.sun.xml.bind</groupId>
        <artifactId>jaxb-impl</artifactId>
        <version>2.3.0</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.sun.xml.bind</groupId>
        <artifactId>jaxb-core</artifactId>
        <version>2.3.0</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.activation</groupId>
        <artifactId>activation</artifactId>
        <version>1.1.1</version>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>