CVE-2016-3088

Known Exploited Public Exploit

Description

The Fileserver web application in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.14.0 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via an HTTP PUT followed by an HTTP MOVE request.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 94.29% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-356 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42283/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-357 vdb entry third party advisory
http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-3088-announcement.txt vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035951 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E mailing list patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f956ea38e4da2e2c1e7131e6f91e41754852f5a4861d1a14ca5ca78a%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E issue tracking mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E mailing list vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3088?
CVE-2016-3088 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3088?
To fix CVE-2016-3088, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-3088 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2016-3088 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~94% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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