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Critical severity · published Jan 8, 2016
CVE-2015-5254
Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.13.0 does not restrict the classes that can be serialized in the broker, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted…
9.8
CVSS
38.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.13.0 does not restrict the classes that can be serialized in the broker, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java Message Service (JMS) ObjectMessage object.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)38.2% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
ActiveMQ · Apache
5.0.0; 5.1.0; 5.2.0; 5.3.0; 5.3.1; 5.3.2; +18 more · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
22; 23 · source: NVD
OP
Openshift · Redhat
2.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
AC
ActiveMQ
Apache
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5254
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5254
activemq.apache.org
http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2015-5254-announcement.txt
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174371.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174537.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0489.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html
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