Credentials Exposure Affecting org.apache.activemq:activemq-jaas package, versions [5.0.0,5.10.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEACTIVEMQ-30492
  • published25 Aug 2015
  • disclosed24 Aug 2015
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 24 Aug 2015

CVE-2015-6524  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-255  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.activemq:activemq-jaas to version 5.10.1 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.activemq:activemq-jaas is a high performance Apache 2.0 licensed Message Broker and JMS 1.1 implementation.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Credentials Exposure. The LDAPLoginModule implementation in the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) in 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.

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