CVE-2018-11775
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.070 · 94 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
TLS hostname verification when using the Apache ActiveMQ Client before 5.15.6 was missing which could make the client vulnerable to a MITM attack between a Java application using the ActiveMQ client and the ActiveMQ server. This is now enabled by default.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.8–7.4
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affected products (27)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-0239Apache ActiveMQ: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2018-09-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Apache ActiveMQ ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
- GHSA-m9w8-v359-9ffrImproper Certificate Validation in Apache activemq-client2018-10-19ghsa · osvUS
TLS hostname verification when using the Apache ActiveMQ Client before 5.15.6 was missing which could make the client vulnerable to a MITM attack between a Java application using the ActiveMQ client and the ActiveMQ server. This is now enabled by default.
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references (62)
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- http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2018-11775-announcement.txtcnnvd
- http://www.apache.org/cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105335cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041618cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3892cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/03f91b1fb85686a848cee6b90112cf6059bd1b21b23bacaa11a962e1@%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2b5c0039197a4949f29e1e2c9441ab38d242946b966f61c110808bcc@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
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