🛡️ CVE-2015-6524 — activemq-broker

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-20 OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

Improper Input Validation in Apache ActiveMQ

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.

Weakness class

CVE-2015-6524 is classified as CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. The application accepts input without checking that it has the expected form, so malformed values reach code that assumes they are well formed.

Affected software

CVE-2015-6524 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (from 5.0.0 up to 5.10.2)
  • org.apache.activemq:activemq-jaas (from 5.0.0 up to 5.10.2)

Timeline and source

Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 7 December 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
activemq.apache.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE CWE-20
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-17
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2024-12-07
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker 5.0.0 5.10.2
org.apache.activemq:activemq-jaas 5.0.0 5.10.2

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