activemq: Cross-site scripting in web based administration console
Published Jan 10, 2018
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.09%
Description
In Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.14.2, an instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console. The root cause of this issue is improper user data output validation.
Affected products
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- Version 5.0.0 to 5.14.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache ActiveMQ | n/a |
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No data.
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6
mq-web-console
Affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
activemq
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
activemq
Under investigation
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
activemq
Under investigation
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6 | mq-web-console | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | activemq | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | activemq | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | activemq | Under investigation | 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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.09% (0.06093) | 93.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.09% (0.07089) | 93.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.00% (0.02003) | 82.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.05% (0.06048) | 84.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.28% (0.02276) | 83.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00432) | 75.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00432) | 73.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00432) | 71.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 68.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00453) | 71.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 67.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 67.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 65.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 41.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-6810-announcement.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94882 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037475 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6810 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404645 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5jg4-p78r-p5j3 Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/77b827f
- https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/c1157fe1f007ee2344a7f0badefa0794c98817cd
- https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/e16ed24
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-6468
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/924a3a27fad192d711436421e02977ff90d9fc0f298e1efe6757cfbc%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/924a3a27fad192d711436421e02977ff90d9fc0f298e1efe6757cfbc@%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6810
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6810
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