#VU40897 Cross-site scripting in ActiveMQ - CVE-2014-8110

Vulnerability identifier: #VU40897

Vulnerability risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8110

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
ActiveMQ
Server applications / Mail servers

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in the web based administration console in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.10.1 when processing unspecified vectors. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

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-2014-8110-announcement.txt
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/427
https://secunia.com/advisories/62649
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72511
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100724
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.