XML Entity Expansion in ActiveMQ - CVE-2015-7559
Published: July 19, 2019 / Updated: July 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19262
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7559
CWE-ID: CWE-776
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
ActiveMQ
ActiveMQ
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial o service (DoS) attack on the tared system.
The vulnerability exists due to the client package exposed a remote shutdown command in the "ActiveMQConnection" class. A remote attacker can use this flaw to cause a DoS condition on the affected system.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-7559
Install updates from vendor's website.