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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

Published

2025-12-03 14:35

Modified

2026-09-08 08:34

Summary

Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Legacy OpenWire Module: Unbounded deserialization causes ActiveMQ to be vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) attack

Details

The Java OpenWire protocol marshaller is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker with network access to either a Java-based OpenWire broker or client to run arbitrary shell commands by manipulating serialized class types in the OpenWire protocol to cause either the client or the broker (respectively) to instantiate any class on the classpath.

Users are recommended to upgrade both brokers and clients to version 5.15.16, 5.16.7, 5.17.6, or 5.18.3 which fixes this issue.

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CVE-2023-46604 (GCVE-0-2023-46604)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-27 14:59 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:50

Title

Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Legacy OpenWire Module: Unbounded deserialization causes ActiveMQ to be vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) attack

Summary

Severity

10 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: active Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-02-04 15:16 UTC

CWE

CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Assigner

apache mitre root

References

8 references

URL	Tags
https://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.d…	vendor-advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/…
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2023111…
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175676/Apac…
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023…
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Apr/18
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024…
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit…	government-resource

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Apache Software Foundation	Apache ActiveMQ	Affected: 5.18.0 , < 5.18.3 (semver) Affected: 5.17.0 , < 5.17.6 (semver) Affected: 5.16.0 , < 5.16.7 (semver) Affected: 0 , < 5.15.16 (semver)
Apache Software Foundation	Apache ActiveMQ Legacy OpenWire Module	Affected: 5.18.0 , < 5.18.3 (semver) Affected: 5.17.0 , < 5.17.6 (semver) Affected: 5.16.0 , < 5.16.7 (semver) Affected: 5.8.0 , < 5.15.16 (semver)

Credits

yejie@threatbook.cn

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