Vulnerability in Apache Activemq
CVE-2018-11775
TLS hostname verification when using the Apache ActiveMQ Client before 5.15.6 was missing which could make the client vulnerable to a MITM attack between a Java application using the ActiveMQ client and the ActiveMQ server. This is now enabled by default.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.070 (94.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.070 · newest: 0.070 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Activemq
- Apache Software Foundation Activemq — versions 5.0.0 - 5.15.5
- Oracle Enterprise Repository — versions 12.1.3.0.0
- Oracle Flexcube Private Banking — versions 2.0.0.0, 2.2.0.1, 12.0.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041618 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105335 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- 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)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3892 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb698ed085f79e56146ca24ab359c9ef95846618675ea1ef40… (mailing-list)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-11775?
- CVE-2018-11775 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Activemq, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2018-09-10.
- How severe is CVE-2018-11775?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-11775 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.