Vulnerability in Apache Activemq
CVE-2015-6524
The LDAPLoginModule implementation in the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.10.1 allows wildcard operators in usernames, which allows remote attackers to obtain credentials via a brute force attack. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT from CVE-2014-3612 per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.086 (94.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.086 · newest: 0.086 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Activemq — versions 5.0.0, 5.1.0, 5.2.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 22, 23
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168651.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2014-3612-announcement.txt (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168094.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-6524?
- CVE-2015-6524 is a vulnerability in Apache Activemq, classified under CWE-255. Published 2015-08-24.
- Is CVE-2015-6524 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.