#VU40673 Improper Authentication in ActiveMQ - CVE-2014-3612

Vulnerability identifier: #VU40673

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3612

CWE-ID: CWE-287

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
ActiveMQ
Server applications / Mail servers

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The LDAPLoginModule implementation in the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.10.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by logging in with an empty password and valid username, which triggers an unauthenticated bind. NOTE: this identifier has been SPLIT per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types. See CVE-2015-6524 for the use of wildcard operators in usernames.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ActiveMQ: 5.0.0, 5.1.0 - 5.10.0, 5.2.0, 5.3.0 - 5.3.2, 5.4.0 - 5.4.3, 5.5.0 - 5.5.1, 5.6.0, 5.7.0, 5.8.0, 5.9.0 - 5.9.1

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External links
https://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2014-3612-announcement.txt
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0137.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0138.html
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/427
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72513
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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