CVE-2020-13920

activemq: improper authentication allows MITM attack

Published Sep 10, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 4.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
Apache ActiveMQ uses LocateRegistry.createRegistry() to create the JMX RMI registry and binds the server to the "jmxrmi" entry. It is possible to connect to the registry without authentication and call the rebind method to rebind jmxrmi to something else. If an attacker creates another server to proxy the original, and bound that, he effectively becomes a man in the middle and is able to intercept the credentials when an user connects. Upgrade to Apache ActiveMQ 5.15.12.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2400-1 activemq security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3657-1 activemq security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-1253 Apache ActiveMQ uses LocateRegistry.createRegistry() to create the JMX RMI registry and binds the server to the "jmxrmi" entry. It is possible to connect to the registry without authentication and call the rebind method to rebind jmxrmi to something else. If an attacker creates another server to proxy the original, and bound that, he effectively becomes a man in the middle and is able to intercept the credentials when an user connects. Upgrade to Apache ActiveMQ 5.15.12.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xgrx-xpv2-6vp4 Improper Authentication in Apache ActiveMQ
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6910-1 Apache ActiveMQ vulnerabilities
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