{"cve":"CVE-2015-6524","nvd":{"published":"2015-08-24T14:59:13.213","modified":"2026-06-17T00:31:00.717","status":"Modified","description":"The LDAPLoginModule implementation in the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.10.1 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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-255"],"references":["http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2014-3612-announcement.txt","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168094.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168651.html","http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2014-3612-announcement.txt","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168094.html"],"products":["apache:activemq","fedoraproject:fedora"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:45.466985407+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-6524","score":0.08243,"percentile":0.94897,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-23cr-5hr4-rgwv","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-23cr-5hr4-rgwv","summary":"Improper Input Validation in Apache ActiveMQ","modified":"2024-12-07T05:38:51.799442Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.activemq/activemq-broker","ranges":[">=5.0.0 <5.10.2"],"fixed":["5.10.2"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.activemq:activemq-jaas","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.activemq/activemq-jaas","ranges":[">=5.0.0 <5.10.2"],"fixed":["5.10.2"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}