Missing authorization in Apache ActiveMQ

1) Missing authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU89096

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-32114

CWE-ID: CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application.

The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization in the application's REST API. A remote attacker can interact with the broker using Jolokia JMX REST API and produce/consume messages or purge/delete destinations using the Message REST API.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ActiveMQ: 6.0.0 - 6.1.1

External links

http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2024-32114
http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-9477

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.