Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-10727 |
CWE-ID | CWE-312 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
ActiveMQ Artemis Server applications / Other server solutions |
Vendor | Apache Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU31797
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10727
CWE-ID:
CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to passwords of application users.
The vulnerability exists due to ActiveMQ Artemis management API stores passwords in plaintext in the Artemis shadow file (etc/artemis-users.properties file) when executing the `resetUsers` operation. A local user can view contents of the Artemis shadow file and obtain passwords of application users.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsActiveMQ Artemis: 2.7.0 - 2.11.0
External linkshttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1827200
http://issues.redhat.com/browse/ENTMQBR-3435
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.