Assessment
Why it matters
CISA lists this vulnerability as known to be exploited; exploitation is confirmed; EPSS is 98.5%; technical severity is CVSS 9.8.
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.
Who should care
- Teams operating ActiveMQ
- Vulnerability and exposure management teams
- Security operations teams monitoring exploitation activity
Response plan
What I would do
- Confirm whether ActiveMQ is present in the environment.
- Identify affected versions and establish whether vulnerable services are exposed or reachable.
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Review relevant security telemetry for evidence of attempted or successful exploitation.
- Document the remediation decision and track it to verified completion.
Vendor remediation
Patch and remediation links
Use the vendor source below to confirm the correct fixed version, package or mitigation for your affected product.
Technical details
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-20
- Affected versions
- Apache ActiveMQ (Start Including: 5.0.0, End Excluding: 5.14.0)
- Published
- 1 June 2016
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
Signal timeline
- CVE published
- Added to CISA KEV
- Latest EPSS score: 98.5%
- Signal calculated at 85
External references
- Government advisory from www.cisa.gov
- Vendor advisory from activemq.apache.org
- Third-party advisory from rhn.redhat.com
- Third-party advisory from www.securitytracker.com
- Third-party advisory from www.zerodayinitiative.com
- Third-party advisory from www.zerodayinitiative.com
- Technical reference from lists.apache.org
- Vendor advisory from lists.apache.org
- Exploit information from www.exploit-db.com