MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2020-1941

Activemq vulnerability

CVSS
6.1
EPSS
6.2%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
In Apache ActiveMQ 5.0.0 to 5.15.11, the webconsole admin GUI is open to XSS, in the view that lists the contents of a queue.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Activemq
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-79 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Published
2020-05-14

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality, low impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 6.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-1941

  • Confirm whether Apache Activemq is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-1941.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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