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CVE-2023-46604 · netVigilance record NV23-0159

Apache ActiveMQ Deserialization of Untrusted Data

past due ransomware

What to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA deadline 2023-11-23 · passed 2 years 9 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA

What happened

Apache ActiveMQ contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that may allow a remote attacker with network access to a broker to run shell commands by manipulating serialized class types in the OpenWire protocol to cause the broker to instantiate any class on the classpath.

Who is affected

Apache ActiveMQ. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.

Weakness class: CWE-502.

Timeline

  1. Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
  2. CISA remediation deadlinepassed 2 years 9 months ago

Sources