Advisory Details

August 31st, 2015

Apache ActiveMQ RestFilter Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2015-1830
CVSS SCORE	7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Apache
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	ActiveMQ
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apache ActiveMQ. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within ActiveMQ fileserver web application. By issuing specially crafted requests, an attacker can create an arbitrary file on the server with attacker controlled data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the user.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Apache has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2015-1830-announcement.txt
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2015-06-30 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2015-08-31 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Steven Seeley of Source Incite

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