SB2015081904 - Path traversal in Apache ActiveMQ
Published: August 19, 2015 Updated: March 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015081904
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1830)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the fileserver upload/download functionality for blob messages in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.11.2 for Windows. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to create JSP files in arbitrary directories via unspecified vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2015-1830-announcement.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76452
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033315
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-407
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-407/
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E