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critical 9.8

CVE-2020-11969 json

Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Apache TomEE

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-836g-5fr5-fgcr , EUVD-2022-0901

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.2%
EPSS 4.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

If Apache TomEE is configured to use the embedded ActiveMQ broker, and the broker URI includes the useJMX=true parameter, a JMX port is opened on TCP port 1099, which does not include authentication. This affects Apache TomEE 8.0.0-M1 - 8.0.1, Apache TomEE 7.1.0 - 7.1.2, Apache TomEE 7.0.0-M1 - 7.0.7, Apache TomEE 1.0.0 - 1.7.5.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.tomee:tomee 1.7.6, 7.0.8, 7.1.3, 8.0.2

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Exploit prediction

4.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 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 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.tomee:tomee
>=8.0.0-M1, <8.0.2
>=7.1.0, <7.1.3
>=7.0.0-M1, <7.0.8
>=1.0.0, <1.7.6
8.0.2
7.1.3
7.0.8
1.7.6

Affected products

  • n/a Apache TomEE

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality

References

Sources

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