CVE-2020-11969
If Apache TomEE is configured to use the embedded ActiveMQ broker, and the broker URI includes the useJMX=true parameter, a JMX port is…
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Description
If Apache TomEE is configured to use the embedded ActiveMQ broker, and the broker URI includes the useJMX=true parameter, a JMX port is opened on TCP port 1099, which does not include authentication. This affects Apache TomEE 8.0.0-M1 - 8.0.1, Apache TomEE 7.1.0 - 7.1.2, Apache TomEE 7.0.0-M1 - 7.0.7, Apache TomEE 1.0.0 - 1.7.5.
Timeline
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By apache
- 55 days later
· 55 days later
Published
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.2% · top 9.0% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
- Information Disclosure
- CWE-306 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-306 and its CVEs
Affected products
Apache TomEE
- affected Apache TomEE 8.0.0-M1 - 8.0.1, Apache TomEE 7.1.0 - 7.1.2, Apache TomEE 7.0.0-M1 - 7.0.7, Apache TomEE 1.0.0 - 1.7.5
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.tomee:tomeeGHSA-836g-5fr5-fgcr (opens in a new tab)
References (6)
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbd23418646dedda70a546331ea1c1d115b8975b7e7dc452d10e2e773%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org%3E (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [announce] 20200615 CVE-2020-11969 Apache TomEE - useJMX attribute on ActiveMQ resource adapter URI causes authenticated JMX port to be open (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomee-users] 20201216 [SECURITY] CVE-2020-13931 Apache TomEE - Incorrect config on JMS Resource Adapter can lead to JMX being enabled (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomee-dev] 20201216 [SECURITY] CVE-2020-13931 Apache TomEE - Incorrect config on JMS Resource Adapter can lead to JMX being enabled (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20201216 CVE-2020-13931 Apache TomEE - Incorrect config on JMS Resource Adapter can lead to JMX being enabled (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomee-dev] 20201223 Re: CVE-2020-13931 is Fake vulnerability (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-836g-5fr5-fgcr (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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