Apache ActiveMQ Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-46604
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-10-27 15:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-20 22:15:00 UTC
DescriptionApache ActiveMQ is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution.The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker with network access to a broker to run arbitrary shell commands by manipulating serialized class types in the OpenWire protocol to cause the broker to instantiate any class on the classpath.  Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.15.16, 5.16.7, 5.17.6, or 5.18.3, which fixes this issue.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.944360000 probability, percentile 0.999870000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2023-11-02; due 2023-11-23; ransomware use Known

Problem Types: CWE-502

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorApache
ProductActiveMQ
NameApache ActiveMQ Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
Required ActionApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Noteshttps://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2023-46604-announcement.txt; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46604

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Activemq All All All All
Application Apache Activemq Legacy Openwire Module All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE-2023-46604: Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Legacy OpenWire Module: Unbounded deserialization causes ActiveMQ to be vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) attack MISC www.openwall.com
oss-security - CVE-2023-46604: Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Legacy OpenWire Module: Unbounded deserialization causes ActiveMQ to be vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) attack www.openwall.com
CVE-2023-46604 Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security security.netapp.com
activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2023-46604-announcement.txt MISC activemq.apache.org
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00013.html lists.debian.org
packetstormsecurity.com/files/175676/Apache-ActiveMQ-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Exec... packetstormsecurity.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

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