activemq: DoS by resource consumption via HTTP requests to sample webapp
Published Apr 21, 2013
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.77%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.7.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.1
- 5.0.0
- 5.1.0
- 5.2.0
- 5.3.0
- 5.3.1
- 5.3.2
- 5.4.0
- 5.4.1
- 5.4.2
- 5.5.0
- 5.5.1
- 5.6.0
No data.
Fuse MQ Enterprise 7.1.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1029
OpenShift Enterprise 1
activemq
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4
activemq
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuse MQ Enterprise 7.1.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1029 |
| OpenShift Enterprise 1 | activemq | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4 | activemq | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.77% (0.07769) | 94.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.91% (0.07914) | 93.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 14, 2026 | 8.36% (0.08363) | 92.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 21, 2025 | 5.47% (0.05472) | 89.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 23, 2025 | 4.11% (0.04105) | 87.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.36% (0.08363) | 91.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.68% (0.10683) | 88.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 8.36% (0.08363) | 91.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.61% (0.02612) | 84.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00515) | 77.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00515) | 76.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00515) | 73.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 79.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 77.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 56.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/DISCUSS-ActiveMQ-out-of-the-box-Should-not-include-the-demos-tc4658044.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://activemq.apache.org/activemq-580-release.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1029.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59401 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6551 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=955907 Issue Tracking
- https://fisheye6.atlassian.com/changelog/activemq?cs=1404998 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-34fp-xvxp-rg22 Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/22bc55b9487df98a3c3cb04f99f4618fcba364fe
- https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/437ea2f6e58d18837ae0e68dcd2fdadc1fff3723
- https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/ced33d2551a040813cb40bd6d36fdd322034fa73
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-4124 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-5033
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12311210&version=12323282 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6551
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130916074709/http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/DISCUSS-ActiveMQ-out-of-the-box-Should-not-include-the-demos-tc4658044.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228042520/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59401
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6551
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