CVE-2016-3088
Apache ActiveMQ: Improper Input Validation
As of , CVE-2016-3088 in Apache ActiveMQ is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 10 February 2022
- US federal deadline
- 10 August 2022181 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Not known to CISA
- EPSS score
- 0.99Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- 0.94 on 10 February 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
- Public exploit
- 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries (2 verified)
- Fix
- No vendor link in CISA's entry
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
The Fileserver web application in Apache ActiveMQ allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via an HTTP PUT followed by an HTTP MOVE request
CISA's description
The Fileserver web application in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.14.0 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via an HTTP PUT followed by an HTTP MOVE request.
The CVE record's description, from redhat
- CVE published
- 1 June 2016
- Assigned by
- redhat
- CVSS
- 9.8 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CWE-434
- Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
- CWE-20
- Improper Input Validation
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- yes
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- total
Timeline
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 40857).
- The CVE record was published.
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 42283).
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
Public exploits
Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.
- Metasploit: ActiveMQ web shell uploadexploit module, rank excellent
- Exploit-DB: ActiveMQ < 5.14.0 - Web Shell Upload (Metasploit)EDB-ID 42283, verified by Exploit-DB, 29 June 2017
- Exploit-DB: Apache ActiveMQ 5.11.1/5.13.2 - Directory Traversal / Command ExecutionEDB-ID 40857, verified by Exploit-DB, 17 August 2015
ActiveMQ: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-46604Deserialization of Untrusted Data | Apache ActiveMQ | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.99 | 0.99 | ||
| CVE-2026-34197Improper Input Validation | Apache ActiveMQ | Patch this weekMetasploit module | 0.15 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org