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CVE-2018-11775 Apache ActiveMQ

Affected softwareApache ActiveMQ
Severity7.4 High CVSS 3.0 2 scores
Fixed in5.15.6
WeaknessCWE-295
Published10 Sep 2018
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

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.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 8 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 7.0% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

A public code fix exists: apache/activemq 02971a4.

  • Protection none
  • Action unverified
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all
Finding This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it, and no GitHub PoC repository for it has 5 or more stars. Nobody has published exploit code worth tracing, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious.

CVSS

7.4 HIGH v3.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.0 7.4 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 5.8 none AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2019 ↗ CPU 2019-Q3 Oracle Enterprise Manager Products Suite / Reporting Framework (Apache ActiveMQ) (12.1.0.5.0, 13.2.0.0.0, 13.3.0.0.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2019 ↗ CPU 2019-Q2 Oracle Financial Services Applications / Core (Apache ActiveMQ) (2.0.0.0, 2.2.0.1, 12.0.1.0, 12.0.3.0, 12.1.0.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2019 ↗ CPU 2019-Q1 Oracle Fusion Middleware / Security Subsystem (Apache ActiveMQ) (12.1.3.0.0)

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead as
Oracle Enterprise Manager Products Suite Reporting Framework (Apache ActiveMQ) 12.1.0.5.0, 13.2.0.0.0, 13.3.0.0.0 12.1.0.5.0 · 13.2.0.0.0 · 13.3.0.0.0
Oracle Financial Services Applications Core (Apache ActiveMQ) 2.0.0.0, 2.2.0.1, 12.0.1.0, 12.0.3.0, 12.1.0.0 2.0.0.0 · 2.2.0.1 · 12.0.1.0 · 12.0.3.0 · 12.1.0.0
Oracle Fusion Middleware Security Subsystem (Apache ActiveMQ) 12.1.3.0.0 12.1.3.0.0

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.apache.activemq:activemq-client 0 5.15.6 unbounded

Products and versions

4 products, 8 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd apache activemq generic < 5.15.6
nvd oracle enterprise repository generic 12.1.3.0.0
nvd oracle flexcube private banking generic 2.0.0.0 · 2.2.0.1 · 12.0.1.0 · 12.0.3.0 · 12.1.0.0
osv org.apache.activemq activemq-client generic < 5.15.6

References

URLTags
https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/02971a40e281713a8397d3a1809c164b594abfbb WEB
https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/bde7097fb8173cf871827df7811b3865679b963d WEB
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3892 WEB
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m9w8-v359-9ffr ADVISORY
https://github.com/apache/activemq PACKAGE
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-7047 WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/03f91b1fb85686a848cee6b90112cf6059bd1b21b23bacaa11a962e1@%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2b5c0039197a4949f29e1e2c9441ab38d242946b966f61c110808bcc@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/fcbe6ad00f1de142148c20d813fae3765dc4274955e3e2f3ca19ff7b@%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3E WEB

Timeline

Published2018-09-10By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.