CVE-2018-8006
published 2018-10-10CVE-2018-8006: An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the queue.jsp page of Apache…
PriorityP181medium6.1CVSS 3.1
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An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the queue.jsp page of Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.0.0 to 5.15.5. The root cause of this issue is improper data filtering of the QueueFilter parameter.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | activemq | >= 0 < 5.15.6-1 | 5.15.6-1 |
| apache | activemq | >= 0 < 5.15.6-1 | 5.15.6-1 |
| apache | activemq | >= 0 < 5.15.6-1 | 5.15.6-1 |
| apache | activemq | 5.0.0 – 5.15.5 | — |
| apache_software_foundation | apache_activemq | — | — |
| debian | activemq | < activemq 5.15.6-1 (bookworm) | activemq 5.15.6-1 (bookworm) |
Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote
path/admin/queues.action?QueueFilter=
- →Monitor HTTP requests to the ActiveMQ admin console queue.jsp page for unsanitized/URL-encoded script content in the QueueFilter parameter ↗
- →Nuclei/probe detection checks for XSS payload alert("1") reflected in response body with Content-Type /html and HTTP 200 status on the ActiveMQ admin queue endpoint
- →Vulnerable parameter is QueueFilter on the queue.jsp page of the ActiveMQ web-based administration console; filter or alert on this parameter containing script tags or encoded JavaScript ↗
- ·Vulnerability affects Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.0.0 through 5.15.5 only; versions 5.15.6 and later are patched ↗
- ·activemq-artemis (used in Red Hat JBoss EAP 7, Decision Manager 7, Process Automation 7, Single Sign-On 7, JBoss Data Grid 7, Red Hat Virtualization 4) is NOT affected — only the classic activemq package is vulnerable ↗
- ·Red Hat Single Sign-On does not include the vulnerable web console components and is not affected ↗
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv6.1MEDIUM
vulncheck6.1MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.1LOW
vendor_redhat6.1MEDIUM
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Red Hat
activemq: Cross-site scripting (XSS) via QueueFilter parameter
vendor_redhat·2018-08-24·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2018-8006 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 activemq: Cross-site scripting (XSS) via QueueFilter parameter
activemq: Cross-site scripting (XSS) via QueueFilter parameter
An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the queue.jsp page of Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.0.0 to 5.15.5. The root cause of this issue is improper data filtering of the QueueFilter parameter.
Statement: Red Hat Single Sign-On does not include the vulnerable web console components.
Package: activemq (JBoss Developer Studio 11) - Out of support scope
Package: activemq-artemis (Red Hat Decision Manager 7) - Not affected
Package: activemq (Red Hat Fuse 7) - Will not fix
Package: activemq (Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6) - Out of support scope
Package: activemq-artemis (Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7) - Not affected
Package: activemq-artemis (Red Hat JBoss En
Debian
CVE-2018-8006: activemq - An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2018-8006 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-8006: activemq - An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present...
An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the queue.jsp page of Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.0.0 to 5.15.5. The root cause of this issue is improper data filtering of the QueueFilter parameter.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 5.15.6-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 5.15.6-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 5.15.6-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 5.15.6-1)
GHSA
Apache ActiveMQ web console vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
ghsa·2018-10-30
CVE-2018-8006 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 Apache ActiveMQ web console vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Apache ActiveMQ web console vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the queue.jsp page of Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.0.0 to 5.15.5. The root cause of this issue is improper data filtering of the QueueFilter parameter.
OSV
Apache ActiveMQ web console vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
osv·2018-10-30
CVE-2018-8006 [MEDIUM] Apache ActiveMQ web console vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Apache ActiveMQ web console vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the queue.jsp page of Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.0.0 to 5.15.5. The root cause of this issue is improper data filtering of the QueueFilter parameter.
OSV
CVE-2018-8006: An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the queue
osv·2018-10-10·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2018-8006 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-8006: An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the queue
An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the queue.jsp page of Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.0.0 to 5.15.5. The root cause of this issue is improper data filtering of the QueueFilter parameter.
VulnCheck
Apache ActiveMQ Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
vulncheck·2018·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2018-8006 [MEDIUM] Apache ActiveMQ Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Apache ActiveMQ Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the queue.jsp page of Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.0.0 to 5.15.5. The root cause of this issue is improper data filtering of the QueueFilter parameter.
Affected: Apache ActiveMQ
Required Action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Exploitation References: https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2023-12-05&host_type=src&vulnerability=cve-2018-8006; https://dashboard.shadowserver.org/statistics/honeypot/vulnerability/map/?day=2023
No detection rules found.
Nuclei
Apache ActiveMQ <=5.15.5 - Cross-Site Scripting
nuclei·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2018-8006 [MEDIUM] Apache ActiveMQ <=5.15.5 - Cross-Site Scripting
Apache ActiveMQ alert("1")'
- type: word
part: header
words:
- "/html"
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 4a0a004730450220036e427f870820f687f5834bbdadbe1bdc35e08d7f359cc9dc20a1682062d4250221008e276ec3da75968cad750dbfb63b5b764b0faff161b135d4d0dfbf55ef2b6bd3:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-8006 activemq: Cross-site scripting (XSS) via QueueFilter parameter
bugzilla·2018-08-28·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2018-8006 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-8006 activemq: Cross-site scripting (XSS) via QueueFilter parameter
CVE-2018-8006 activemq: Cross-site scripting (XSS) via QueueFilter parameter
Apache ActiveMQ before version 5.15.5 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw via the QueueFilter parameter. An attacker could exploit this by feeding a URL encoded script to the QueueFilter parameter in the URI.
External Reference:
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2018-008/?fid=11632
Upstream Bug:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-6954
Upstream Patches:
https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=activemq.git;h=d25de5d
https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=activemq.git;h=d8c80a9
Discussion:
Created activemq tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1622775]
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This vulnerability is out of security support scope for the following
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-8006 activemq: Cross-site scripting (XSS) via QueueFilter parameter [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-08-28·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2018-8006 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-8006 activemq: Cross-site scripting (XSS) via QueueFilter parameter [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-8006 activemq: Cross-site scripting (XSS) via QueueFilter parameter [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
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NOTE: this issue affects multiple suppor
http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2018-8006-announcement.txthttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105156https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/03f91b1fb85686a848cee6b90112cf6059bd1b21b23bacaa11a962e1%40%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3Ehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2b5c0039197a4949f29e1e2c9441ab38d242946b966f61c110808bcc%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3Ehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3f1e41bc9153936e065ca3094bd89ff8167ad2d39ac0b410f24382d2%40%3Cgitbox.activemq.apache.org%3Ehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3Ehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c0ec53b72b3240b187afb1cf67e4309a9e5f607282010aa196734814%40%3Cgitbox.activemq.apache.org%3Ehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/fcbe6ad00f1de142148c20d813fae3765dc4274955e3e2f3ca19ff7b%40%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3Ehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r946488fb942fd35c6a6e0359f52504a558ed438574a8f14d36d7dcd7%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3Ehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb698ed085f79e56146ca24ab359c9ef95846618675ea1ef402e04a6d%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3Ehttp://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2018-8006-announcement.txthttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105156https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/03f91b1fb85686a848cee6b90112cf6059bd1b21b23bacaa11a962e1%40%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3Ehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2b5c0039197a4949f29e1e2c9441ab38d242946b966f61c110808bcc%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3Ehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3f1e41bc9153936e065ca3094bd89ff8167ad2d39ac0b410f24382d2%40%3Cgitbox.activemq.apache.org%3Ehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3Ehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c0ec53b72b3240b187afb1cf67e4309a9e5f607282010aa196734814%40%3Cgitbox.activemq.apache.org%3Ehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/fcbe6ad00f1de142148c20d813fae3765dc4274955e3e2f3ca19ff7b%40%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3Ehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r946488fb942fd35c6a6e0359f52504a558ed438574a8f14d36d7dcd7%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3Ehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb698ed085f79e56146ca24ab359c9ef95846618675ea1ef402e04a6d%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
2018-10-10
Published
Exploited in the wild