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CVE-2015-1830 Apache ActiveMQ

Affected softwareApache ActiveMQ
Severity5.0 Medium CVSS 2.0
Fixed in5.11.2
WeaknessPath traversal (CWE-22)
Published19 Aug 2015
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the fileserver upload/download functionality for blob messages in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.11.2 for Windows allows remote attackers to create JSP files in arbitrary directories via unspecified vectors.

Exploitation status

Working exploit published

A reviewed exploit catalogue lists ready-to-run exploit code for this CVE.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC 3 indexed Published artifacts you can open, in Exploit-DB, Metasploit; first seen 2015-08-17.
  • EPSS 84% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 99.7% of all scored CVEs.
IndexArtifactStarsFirst seen
Exploit-DB Apache ActiveMQ 5.x-5.11.1 - Directory Traversal Shell Upload (Metasploit) 2020-03-09
Exploit-DB Apache ActiveMQ 5.11.1/5.13.2 - Directory Traversal / Command Execution 2015-08-17
Metasploit Apache ActiveMQ 5.x-5.11.1 Directory Traversal Shell Upload (excellent rank)

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

Decided by A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule
Finding Protected by Waratek's ARMR path-traversal security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's weakness is CWE-22: Path Traversal.

How to mitigate CVE-2015-1830

Upgrade Apache ActiveMQ to 5.11.2 or later. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with its path traversal rule. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.apache.activemq:activemq-client 5.0.0 5.11.2 unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 23 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd apache activemq generic 5.0.0 · 5.1.0 · 5.2.0 · 5.3.0 · 5.3.1 · 5.3.2 · 5.4.0 · 5.4.1 · 5.4.2 · 5.4.3 · 5.5.0 · 5.5.1 · 5.6.0 · 5.7.0 · 5.8.0 · 5.9.0 · 5.9.1 · 5.10.0 · 5.10.1 · 5.10.2 · 5.11.0 · 5.11.1
osv org.apache.activemq activemq-client generic ≥ 5.0.0 and < 5.11.2

References

URLTags
https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/729c4731574ffffaf58ebefdbaeb3bd19ed1c7b7 WEB
https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/9fd5cb7dfe0fcc431f99d5e14206e0090e72f36b WEB
https://github.com/apache/activemq WEB
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-5754 WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E WEB
http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2015-1830-announcement.txt WEB
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156643/Apache-ActiveMQ-5.11.1-Directory-Traversal-Shell-Upload.html WEB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76452 WEB
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033315 WEB

Timeline

Published2015-08-19By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.