Incorrect Default Permissions Affecting org.apache.activemq:artemis-core-client package, versions [2.7.0,2.12.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.69% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEACTIVEMQ-573267
  • published25 Jun 2020
  • disclosed25 Jun 2020
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Jun 2020

CVE-2020-10727  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-276  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.activemq:artemis-core-client to version 2.12.0 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.activemq:artemis-core-client is a High-performance, non-blocking architecture for the next generation of event-driven messaging applications.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Default Permissions. A flaw was found in ActiveMQ Artemis management API where a user inadvertently stores passwords in plaintext in the Artemis shadow file (etc/artemis-users.properties file) when executing the resetUsers operation. A local attacker can use this flaw to read the contents of the Artemis shadow file.

CVSS Base Scores

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