Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ by Oracle
CVE-2020-11998

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Apache
Status
Apache ActiveMQ
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 September 2020

Summary

A regression in Apache ActiveMQ allows a remote client to exploit a flaw in the RMIConnectorServer by supplying an empty environment map, resulting in the possibility for executing arbitrary code through the creation of MBeans from untrusted URLs. If no security manager is present, this vulnerability may be exploited to compromise affected Java applications. To mitigate this issue, it is imperative to upgrade to Apache ActiveMQ version 5.15.13 or later.

Affected Version(s)

Apache ActiveMQ Apache Tomcat 5.15.12

References

http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2...
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https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb2fd3bf2dce042e0ab3...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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