CVE-2016-0782: ActiveMQ Web Console - Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: Important

Vendor:
The Apache Software Foundation

Versions Affected:
Apache ActiveMQ 5.0.0 - 5.13.0

Description:
Several instances of cross-site scripting vulnerabilities were identified to be present in the web based administration console as well as the ability to trigger a Java memory dump into an arbitrary folder. The root cause of these issues are improper user data output validation and incorrect permissions configured on Jolokia.


Mitigation:
Upgrade to Apache ActiveMQ 5.11.4, 5.12.3, or 5.13.1

Credit:
This issue was discovered by Vladimir Ivanov (Positive Technologies)