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CVE-2015-5254

Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.13.0 does not restrict the classes that can be serialized in the broker, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java Message S...

Published: Jan 8, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-20
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
38.2%
Top 1.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Improper Input Validation in Apache ActiveMQ

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka redhat, red hat
Jboss FuseOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
JBoss A-MQOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
JBoss Enterprise Application PlatformOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Jboss Fuse Service WorksOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat OpenShift EnterpriseOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
openshiftOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Oracle Corp.
commercial·USaka oracle
Enterprise RepositoryOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
BI PublisherOn-premWeb App
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.activemq:activemq-client
OSS Libraries
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
UbuntuOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Fedora Project
oss-project·USaka fedora
FedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Scannable·OpenVAS
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5254
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/6f03921b31d9fefeddb0f4fa63150ed1f94a14b
github.com
https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/73a0caf758f9e4916783a205c7e422b4db27905
github.com
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