CVE-2016-6810
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.061 · 93 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.14.2, an instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console. The root cause of this issue is improper user data output validation.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (3)
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- Maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-client5.0.0 → 5.14.2osvUSpkg:maven/org.apache.activemq/activemq-client
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-5jg4-p78r-p5j3Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Apache ActiveMQ2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
In Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.14.2, an instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console. The root cause of this issue is improper user data output validation.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (18)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-6810-announcement.txtcnnvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10872142cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94882cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037475cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/924a3a27fad192d711436421e02977ff90d9fc0f298e1efe6757cfbc@%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10872142cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/75922cnnvd
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