var-202006-0356
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If Apache TomEE is configured to use the embedded ActiveMQ broker, and the broker URI includes the useJMX=true parameter, a JMX port is opened on TCP port 1099, which does not include authentication. This affects Apache TomEE 8.0.0-M1 - 8.0.1, Apache TomEE 7.1.0 - 7.1.2, Apache TomEE 7.0.0-M1 - 7.0.7, Apache TomEE 1.0.0 - 1.7.5. Apache TomEE There is an authentication vulnerability in.Information is obtained, information is tampered with, and service operation is interrupted. (DoS) It may be put into a state. Apache TomEE is a lightweight Java EE application server from the Apache Software Foundation.

An authorization issue vulnerability exists in Apache TomEE. Attackers can use this vulnerability to open the JMX port by sending a specially crafted request using the ‘useJMX=true’ parameter

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