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CVE-2016-4978 Apache ActiveMQ Artemis RCE Via Deserialization Gadget Chain

HighCVSS 7.2 EPSS 6.9%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

The getObject method of the javax.jms.ObjectMessage class in the (1) JMS Core client, (2) Artemis broker, and (3) Artemis REST component in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis before 1.4.0 might allow remote authenticated users with permission to send messages to the Artemis broker to deserialize arbitrary objects and execute arbitrary code by leveraging gadget classes being present on the Artemis classpath.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
org.apache.activemq/artemis-pom(Maven) < 1.4.0 1.4.0
org.apache.activemq/artemis-pom(Maven) = 1.0.0 No fix listed
org.apache.activemq/artemis-pom(Maven) = 1.1.0 No fix listed
org.apache.activemq/artemis-pom(Maven) = 1.2.0 No fix listed
org.apache.activemq/artemis-pom(Maven) = 1.3.0 No fix listed
apache artemis < 1.4.0 1.4.0
redhat jboss enterprise application platform = 6.0.0 No fix listed
redhat jboss enterprise application platform = 6.4.0 No fix listed
redhat jboss enterprise application platform = 7.0.0 No fix listed
redhat jboss enterprise application platform = 7.1.0 No fix listed

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