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CVE-2018-11775
TLS hostname verification when using the Apache ActiveMQ Client before 5.15.6 was missing which could make the client vulnerable to a MITM…
High7.4EPSS 7.0%
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- apache
Description
TLS hostname verification when using the Apache ActiveMQ Client before 5.15.6 was missing which could make the client vulnerable to a MITM attack between a Java application using the ActiveMQ client and the ActiveMQ server. This is now enabled by default.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.0% · top 5.9% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.4.
Weakness
- Missing TLS Hostname Verification
- CWE-295 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-295 and its CVEs
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache ActiveMQ
- affected 5.0.0 - 5.15.5
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.activemq:activemq-clientGHSA-m9w8-v359-9ffr (opens in a new tab)
References (15)
- 1041618 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 105335 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [activemq-commits] 20190327 [CONF] Apache ActiveMQ > Security Advisories (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [activemq-dev] 20190327 Re: Website (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [activemq-commits] 20190327 svn commit: r1042639 - in /websites/production/activemq/content/activemq-website: ./ projects/artemis/download/ projects/classic/download/ projects/cms/download/ security-advisories.data/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [activemq-dev] 20190328 Re: Website (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:3892 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [activemq-commits] 20200514 [activemq-website] branch master updated: Publish CVE-2020-1941 security advisory (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2018-11775-announcement.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210305 [SECURITY] [DLA 2583-1] activemq security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-m9w8-v359-9ffr (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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