CVE-2020-10727

broker: resetUsers operation stores password in plain text

Published Jun 26, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in ActiveMQ Artemis management API from version 2.7.0 up until 2.12.0, where a user inadvertently stores passwords in plaintext in the Artemis shadow file (etc/artemis-users.properties file) when executing the `resetUsers` operation. A local attacker can use this flaw to read the contents of the Artemis shadow file.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-4931 A flaw was found in ActiveMQ Artemis management API from version 2.7.0 up until 2.12.0, where a user inadvertently stores passwords in plaintext in the Artemis shadow file (etc/artemis-users.properties file) when executing the `resetUsers` operation. A local attacker can use this flaw to read the contents of the Artemis shadow file.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-q9g8-9hpp-xc82 ActiveMQ Artemis has Insufficiently Protected Credentials
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apache artemis
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq_artemis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:apache:artemis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apache activemq Artemis
Apache artemis
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:14 AM
Reserved
Mar 20, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 26, 2020, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:48 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 25, 2020, 12:00 AM