CVE-2020-11969
mediumpriority · track · 40OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.041 · 91 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
If Apache TomEE is configured to use the embedded ActiveMQ broker, and the broker URI includes the useJMX=true parameter, a JMX port is opened on TCP port 1099, which does not include authentication. This affects Apache TomEE 8.0.0-M1 - 8.0.1, Apache TomEE 7.1.0 - 7.1.2, Apache TomEE 7.0.0-M1 - 7.0.7, Apache TomEE 1.0.0 - 1.7.5.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.8–9.8
weaknesses
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affected products (15)
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- n/a Apache TomEE≤ Apache TomEE 8.0.0-M1 - 8.0.1, Apache TomEE 7.1.0 - 7.1.2, Apache TomEE 7.0.0-M1 - 7.0.7, Apache TomEE 1.0.0 - 1.7.5enisa_euvdEU
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-836g-5fr5-fgcrMissing Authentication for Critical Function in Apache TomEE2022-02-10ghsa · osvUS
If Apache TomEE is configured to use the embedded ActiveMQ broker, and the broker URI includes the useJMX=true parameter, a JMX port is opened on TCP port 1099, which does not include authentication. This affects Apache TomEE 8.0.0-M1 - 8.0.1, Apache TomEE 7.1.0 - 7.1.2, Apache TomEE 7.0.0-M1 - 7.0.7, Apache TomEE 1.0.0 - 1.7.5.
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sources
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references (19)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/16/2cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r85b87478f8aa4751aa3a06e88622e80ffabae376ee7283e147ee56b9@%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbd23418646dedda70a546331ea1c1d115b8975b7e7dc452d10e2e773%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbd23418646dedda70a546331ea1c1d115b8975b7e7dc452d10e2e773@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ref088c4732e1a8dd0bbbb96e13ffafcfe65f984238ffa55f438d78fe@%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ref088c4732e1a8dd0bbbb96e13ffafcfe65f984238ffa55f438d78fe@%3Cusers.tomee.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11969cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/16/2enisa_euvd
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