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CVE-2016-3088 kev in the critical feed json

Improper Input Validation in Apache ActiveMQ

published 2016-06-01 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-rxqh-fc23-gxp2 , EUVD-2022-5255

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2022-02-10
epss
98.4%
EPSS 98.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.9%
public exploits
3
Metasploit, Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

The Fileserver web application in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.14.0 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via an HTTP PUT followed by an HTTP MOVE request.

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  • maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-client 5.14.0
  • apache activemq 5.14.0
  • activemq Debian 13, Debian 12 5.14.0+dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3088

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-3088 updated cvss 6.8

activemq: Fileserver web application vulnerability allowing RCE

  • Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6 activemq activemq Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 activemq activemq
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2036
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1176
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 activemq activemq Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 activemq activemq
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-40857)
  2. Published
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. CISA patch deadline
  5. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
4 y ago
Patch by
2022-08-10 (4 y ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product
Apache, ActiveMQ
CISA name
Apache ActiveMQ Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
21 mo ago

Exploit prediction

98.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-client
>=5.0.0, <5.14.0
5.14.0

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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