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Improper Input Validation in Apache ActiveMQ

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Dec 20, 2023

Package

maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 5.0.0, <= 5.10.1

Patched versions

5.10.2
maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-jaas (Maven)
>= 5.0.0, <= 5.10.1
5.10.2

Description

The LDAPLoginModule implementation in the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.10.1 allows wildcard operators in usernames, which allows remote attackers to obtain credentials via a brute force attack. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT from CVE-2014-3612 per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Aug 24, 2015
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 17, 2022
Reviewed Jul 6, 2022
Last updated Dec 20, 2023

Severity

Moderate

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2015-6524

GHSA ID

GHSA-23cr-5hr4-rgwv

Source code

Credits

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