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CVE-2012-6551

The default configuration of Apache ActiveMQ before 5.8.0 enables a sample web application, which allows remote attacker

The default configuration of Apache ActiveMQ before 5.8.0 enables a sample web application, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (broker resource consumption) via HTTP requests.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.08363
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Affected Products & Versions

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apache activemq<= 5.7.0
apache activemqall versions
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Affected Packages

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Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-web-demo MODERATE fixed in 5.8.0
Maven org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq MODERATE fixed in 5.8.0
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD21 Apr 2013 · 09:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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rhsaRHSA-2013:1029Low
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/DISCUSS-ActiveMQ-out-of-the-box-Should-not-include-the-demos-tc4658044.html
http://activemq.apache.org/activemq-580-release.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1029.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59401
https://fisheye6.atlassian.com/changelog/activemq?cs=1404998
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-4124
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