CVE-2018-11775

Description

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.

Category

7.4
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.67% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041618 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105335 vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2b5c0039197a4949f29e1e2c9441ab38d242946b966f61c110808bcc%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/fcbe6ad00f1de142148c20d813fae3765dc4274955e3e2f3ca19ff7b%40%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/03f91b1fb85686a848cee6b90112cf6059bd1b21b23bacaa11a962e1%40%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3892 vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb698ed085f79e56146ca24ab359c9ef95846618675ea1ef402e04a6d%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2018-11775-announcement.txt vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00005.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11775?
CVE-2018-11775 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-11775?
To fix CVE-2018-11775, 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-2018-11775 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-11775 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-11775?
CVE-2018-11775 affects Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ.
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