#VU42071 Cross-site scripting in ActiveMQ - CVE-2013-1880

Vulnerability identifier: #VU42071

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-2013-1880

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 Portfolio publisher servlet in the demo web application in Apache ActiveMQ before 5.9.0 when processing refresh parameter to demo/portfolioPublish, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-6092. 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, 5.2.0, 5.3.0 - 5.3.2, 5.4.0 - 5.4.2, 5.5.0 - 5.5.1, 5.6.0, 5.7.0

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External links
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1029.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65615
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=924447
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-4398

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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.