#VU60303 Resource exhaustion in ActiveMQ Artemis - CVE-2022-23913


Vulnerability identifier: #VU60303

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23913

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
ActiveMQ Artemis
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ActiveMQ Artemis: 1.0.0 - 2.19.0


External links
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q1/122
http://lists.apache.org/thread/fjynj57rd99s814rdn5hzvmx8lz403q2


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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