CVE-2021-26118

Flaw in ActiveMQ Artemis OpenWire support

Description

While investigating ARTEMIS-2964 it was found that the creation of advisory messages in the OpenWire protocol head of Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 2.15.0 bypassed policy based access control for the entire session. Production of advisory messages was not subject to access control in error.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Upgrade to Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 2.16.0

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.01% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Artemis
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/activemq-users/202101.mbox/%3CCAH%2BvQmMUNnkiXv2-d3ucdErWOsdnLi6CgnK%2BVfixyJvTgTuYig%40mail.gmail.com%3E mailing list vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rafd5d7cf303772a0118865262946586921a65ebd98fc24f56c812574%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210827-0002/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-26118?
CVE-2021-26118 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-26118?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2021-26118: Upgrade to Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 2.16.0
Is CVE-2021-26118 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-26118 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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-2021-26118?
CVE-2021-26118 affects Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Artemis.
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