RCE in Apache Activemq
CVE-2013-7285
Xstream API versions up to 1.4.6 and version 1.4.10, if the security framework has not been initialized, may allow a remote attacker to run arbitrary shell commands by manipulating the processed input stream when unmarshaling XML or any supported format. e.g. JSON.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.844 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.844 · newest: 0.844 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Activemq — versions 5.15.8
- Oracle Endeca Information Discovery Studio — versions 3.2.0
- Xstream — versions 1.4.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/69 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.mail-archive.com/user@xstream.codehaus.org/msg00604.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- www.mail-archive.com/user@xstream.codehaus.org/msg00607.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/dcf8599b80e43a6b60482607adb76c64672772dc2d9209ae21… (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/6d3d34adcf3dfc48e36342aa1f18ce3c20bb8e4c458a97508d… (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- blog.diniscruz.com/2013/12/xstream-remote-code-execution-exploit.html (URL Repurposed, Not Applicable, Broken Link)
- x-stream.github.io/CVE-2013-7285.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html (Third Party Advisory)
- web.archive.org/web/20140204133306/http://blog.diniscruz.com/2013/12/xstream-re… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-7285?
- CVE-2013-7285 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Activemq, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-05-15.
- How severe is CVE-2013-7285?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2013-7285 known to be exploited?
- 20 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.