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CVE-2018-8006 Apache ActiveMQ

Affected softwareApache ActiveMQ
Severity6.1 Medium CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in5.15.6
WeaknessCross-site scripting (CWE-79)
Published10 Oct 2018
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the queue.jsp page of Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.0.0 to 5.15.5. The root cause of this issue is improper data filtering of the QueueFilter parameter.

Exploitation status

Exploited

Real-world exploitation reported by VulnCheck KEV. CISA has not confirmed it.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV listed Exploitation reported in the wild. Honeypot sightings · earliest 2023-12-05.
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC 1 indexed Published artifacts you can open, in Nuclei.
  • EPSS 56% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

VulnCheck KEV

Exploitation evidence from VulnCheck Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (VulnCheck KEV), used under VulnCheck's community terms. View CVE-2018-8006 in VulnCheck (free account).

EvidenceSourceDetailDate
Honeypot sighting Shadowserver honeypots Exploitation attempts seen on 256 days 2023-12-05 to 2026-10-09
IndexArtifactStarsFirst seen
Nuclei Apache ActiveMQ <=5.15.5 - Cross-Site Scripting

Waratek protection

Mitigation candidate

A kind of vulnerability Waratek's rules address, with exploit code published or exploitation reported. No rule exists and none is planned yet. The decision below says what we found to build a rule from.

  • Protection none
  • Action unverified
  • Review automated Inferred
  • Record active
Decided by The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read
Finding This CVE affects an open-source Java library published on Maven Central (Maven packages: org.apache.activemq:activemq-web-console), so it is squarely in ARMR's territory and the source needed to understand the defect is public. That makes it a candidate for an ARMR patch rule. No rule exists and none is scheduled: the diff between the affected and fixed versions has not been read, and a closer look may find no hook point ARMR can act on.

CVSS

6.1 MEDIUM v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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 3.1 6.1 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 4.3 none AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.apache.activemq:activemq-web-console 5.0.0 5.15.6 unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 2 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd apache activemq generic ≥ 5.0.0 and ≤ 5.15.5
osv org.apache.activemq activemq-web-console generic ≥ 5.0.0 and < 5.15.6

References

URLTags
https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/2373aa1 WEB
https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/d8c80a98212ee5d73a281483a2f8b3f517465f62 WEB
https://github.com/apache/activemq PACKAGE
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-6954 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/3f1e41bc9153936e065ca3094bd89ff8167ad2d39ac0b410f24382d2@%3Cgitbox.activemq.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c0ec53b72b3240b187afb1cf67e4309a9e5f607282010aa196734814@%3Cgitbox.activemq.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/fcbe6ad00f1de142148c20d813fae3765dc4274955e3e2f3ca19ff7b@%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3E WEB

Timeline

Published2018-10-10By the CVE Program.
VulnCheck KEV: earliest evidence2023-12-05Date of the oldest evidence of exploitation in VulnCheck KEV's record. VulnCheck does not publish the date it listed the CVE.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.
VulnCheck KEV: latest evidence2026-10-09Date of the newest report, exploit reference or honeypot sighting in VulnCheck KEV's record.