Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb
Published
2025-12-03 14:35
Modified
2025-12-03 15:08
Summary
Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Legacy OpenWire Module: Unbounded deserialization causes ActiveMQ to be vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) attack
Details

The Java OpenWire protocol marshaller is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker with network access to either a Java-based OpenWire broker or client to run arbitrary shell commands by manipulating serialized class types in the OpenWire protocol to cause either the client or the broker (respectively) to instantiate any class on the classpath.

Users are recommended to upgrade both brokers and clients to version 5.15.16, 5.16.7, 5.17.6, or 5.18.3 which fixes this issue.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Bitnami",
        "name": "activemq",
        "purl": "pkg:bitnami/activemq"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.15.16"
            },
            {
              "introduced": "5.16.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.16.7"
            },
            {
              "introduced": "5.17.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.17.6"
            },
            {
              "introduced": "5.18.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.18.3"
            }
          ],
          "type": "SEMVER"
        }
      ],
      "severity": [
        {
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "type": "CVSS_V3"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-46604"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "severity": "Critical"
  },
  "details": "The Java OpenWire protocol marshaller is vulnerable to Remote Code \nExecution. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker with network \naccess to either a Java-based OpenWire broker or client to run arbitrary\n shell commands by manipulating serialized class types in the OpenWire \nprotocol to cause either the client or the broker (respectively) to \ninstantiate any class on the classpath.\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade\n both brokers and clients to version 5.15.16, 5.16.7, 5.17.6, or 5.18.3 \nwhich fixes this issue.",
  "id": "BIT-activemq-2023-46604",
  "modified": "2025-12-03T15:08:24.036Z",
  "published": "2025-12-03T14:35:38.733Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Apr/18"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2023-46604-announcement.txt"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00013.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00027.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46604"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175676/Apache-ActiveMQ-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0010/"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-46604"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/5"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.6.2",
  "summary": "Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Legacy OpenWire Module: Unbounded deserialization causes ActiveMQ to be vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) attack"
}


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