High severity · published Jan 27, 2021
CVE-2021-26117
The optional ActiveMQ LDAP login module can be configured to use anonymous access to the LDAP server
7.5
CVSS
11.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The optional ActiveMQ LDAP login module can be configured to use anonymous access to the LDAP server. In this case, for Apache ActiveMQ Artemis prior to version 2.16.0 and Apache ActiveMQ prior to versions 5.16.1 and 5.15.14, the anonymous context is used to verify a valid users password in error, resulting in no check on the password.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)11.3% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
ActiveMQ · Apache
5.15.0 before 5.15.14; 5.16.0 before 5.16.1 · source: NVD
AR
Artemis · Apache
before 2.16.0 · source: NVD
CE
Communications Element Manager · Oracle
8.2.0 through 8.2.4.0 · source: NVD
CS
Communications Session Report Manager · Oracle
8.2.0 through 8.2.2 · source: NVD
CS
Communications Session Route Manager · Oracle
8.0.0 through 8.2.2 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0 · source: NVD
FP
Flexcube Private Banking · Oracle
12.0.0; 12.1.0 · source: NVD
OW
Oncommand Workflow Automation · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26117
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-26117
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r110cacfa754471361234965ffe851a046e302ff2693b055f49f47b02%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r22cdc0fb45e223ac92bc2ceff7af92f1193dfc614c8b248534456229%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3341d96d8f956e878fb7b463b08d57ca1d58fec9c970aee929b58e0d%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r519bfafd67091d0b91243efcb1c49b1eea27321355ba5594f679277d%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5899ece90bcae5805ad6142fdb05c58595cff19cb2e98cc58a91f55b%40%3Cgitbox.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r70389648227317bdadcdecbd9f238571a6047469d156bd72bb0ca2f7%40%3Cgitbox.activemq.apache.org%3E
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