CVSS 3.1
9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2020-11998
Critical (9.8). EPSS 49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in org.apache.activemq:activemq-parent 5.15.13.
A regression has been introduced in the commit preventing JMX re-bind. By passing an empty environment map to RMIConnectorServer, instead of the map that contains the authentication credentials, it leaves ActiveMQ open to the following attack: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/management/agent.html "A remote client could create a javax.management.loading.MLet MBean and use it to create new MBeans from arbitrary URLs, at least if there is no security manager. In other words, a rogue remote client could make your Java application execute arbitrary code." Mitigation: Upgrade to Apache ActiveMQ 5.15.13
Severity
- EPSS
- 49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 98% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- apache:activemq
- oracle:communications_diameter_signaling_router
- oracle:communications_element_manager
- oracle:communications_session_report_manager
- oracle:communications_session_route_manager
- oracle:enterprise_repository
- oracle:flexcube_private_banking
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-wqfh-9m4g-7x6x | Maven | org.apache.activemq:activemq-parent | >=5.15.12 <5.15.13 | 5.15.13 |
References
- http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-11998-announcement.txt
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r946488fb942fd35c6a6e0359f52504a558ed438574a8f14d36d7dcd7%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb2fd3bf2dce042e0ab3f3c94c4767c96bb2e7e6737624d63162df36d%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html