What is CVE-2017-15709?

CVE-2017-15709 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apache Activemq, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2018-02-13.

How severe is CVE-2017-15709?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-15709 known to be exploited?

10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in Apache Activemq

CVE-2017-15709

When using the OpenWire protocol in ActiveMQ versions 5.14.0 to 5.15.2 it was found that certain system details (such as the OS and kernel version) are exposed as plain text.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2018-02-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.228 (97.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.229 · newest: 0.228 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Apache Activemq
Apache Software Foundation Activemq — versions Apache ActiveMQ 5.14.0 to 5.15.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

lists.apache.org/thread.html/2b6f04a552c6ec2de6563c2df3bba813f0fe9c7e22cce27b78…
lists.apache.org/thread.html/2b5c0039197a4949f29e1e2c9441ab38d242946b966f61c110… (mailing-list)
lists.apache.org/thread.html/fcbe6ad00f1de142148c20d813fae3765dc4274955e3e2f3ca… (mailing-list)
lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62a… (mailing-list)
lists.apache.org/thread.html/03f91b1fb85686a848cee6b90112cf6059bd1b21b23bacaa11… (mailing-list)
lists.apache.org/thread.html/3f1e41bc9153936e065ca3094bd89ff8167ad2d39ac0b410f2… (mailing-list)
lists.apache.org/thread.html/c0ec53b72b3240b187afb1cf67e4309a9e5f607282010aa196… (mailing-list)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00005.html (mailing-list)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15709?: CVE-2017-15709 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apache Activemq, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2018-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2017-15709?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-15709 known to be exploited?: 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.