CVE-2016-3088

highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.985 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedEURUUS

grimoire priorityP0 · Act now

Exploitable?

Yes · in the wild

CISA KEV · 12 exploits · weaponized

Likely / severe?

98.5% (100th) EPSS

CVSS 7.5 · high

Is it mine?

9 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

added 2022-02-10remediate by 2022-08-10

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EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

Apache ActiveMQ Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

The Fileserver web application in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.14.0 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via an HTTP PUT followed by an HTTP MOVE request.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedRed Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3redhat_csaf
The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update).
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2036
WorkaroundRed Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3redhat_csaf
Users are advised to use other FTP and HTTP based file servers for transferring blob messages. Fileserver web application SHOULD NOT be used in older version of the broker and it should be disabled (it has been disabled by default since 5.12.0). This can be done by removing (commenting out) the following lines from conf\jetty.xml file <bean class="org.eclipse.jetty.webapp.WebAppContext"> <property name="contextPath" value="/fileserver" /> <property name="resourceBase" value="${activemq.home}/webapps/fileserver" /> <property name="logUrlOnStart" value="true" /> <property name="parentLoaderPriority" value="true" /> </bean>

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.8–9.8

v2.07.5highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 6.4

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v2.06.8mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Psecondary · Red Hat Product Security US

v3.09.8criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · OSV

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.19.8criticalAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-434USprimaryCWE-20USCWE-20USCWE-22USCWE-434US

exploits (12)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

exploit/multi/http/apache_activemq_upload_jspActiveMQ web shell uploadweaponized · metasploit
EDB-40857Apache ActiveMQ 5.11.1/5.13.2 - Directory Traversal / Command Executionfunctional · exploit_db
EDB-42283ActiveMQ < 5.14.0 - Web Shell Upload (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
Catherines77/ActiveMQ-EXPtoolsApache ActiveMQ漏洞综合利用工具(CVE-2015-5254，CVE-2016-3088，CVE-2022-41678，CVE-2023-46604，CVE-2024-32114，CVE-2026-34197，CVE-2026-40466， CVE-2026-42588)PoC · poc_in_github
CyberCTF/vulhub-activemq-cve-2016-3088Vulhub activemq/CVE-2016-3088: ActiveMQ Fileserver Arbitrary File Write (CVE-2016-3088), run with IsoloomPoC · poc_in_github
HeArtE4t3r/CVE-2016-3088A Python-based Exploit Script for CVE-2016-3088PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (9)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Apache Software Foundation ActiveMQ5.0.0 → 5.14fstec_bduRU
Red Hat Inc. JBoss A-MQ≤ 6.3fstec_bduRU
Red Hat Inc. JBoss A-MQ≤ 6.0fstec_bduRU
Red Hat Inc. Red Hat JBoss Fuse≤ 6fstec_bduRU
Red Hat Inc. Red Hat JBoss Fuse≤ 6.2fstec_bduRU
apache activemq5.0.0 → 5.14.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-client5.0.0 → 5.14.0osvUSpkg:maven/org.apache.activemq/activemq-client
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/a:redhat:jboss_amq:6.3

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

RHSA-2016:2036Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3 security update2016-10-06csaf · redhat_csafUS
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3, which fixes multiple security issues and includes several bug fixes and enhancements, is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
GHSA-rxqh-fc23-gxp2Improper Input Validation in Apache ActiveMQ2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
The Fileserver web application in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.14.0 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via an HTTP PUT followed by an HTTP MOVE request.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd osv redhat_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2016-06-01modified 2026-06-17

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references (32)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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