CVE-2023-46604
Apache ActiveMQ is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution
Description
The Java OpenWire protocol marshaller is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker with network access to either a Java-based OpenWire broker or client to run arbitrary shell commands by manipulating serialized class types in the OpenWire protocol to cause either the client or the broker (respectively) to instantiate any class on the classpath. Users are recommended to upgrade both brokers and clients to version 5.15.16, 5.16.7, 5.17.6, or 5.18.3 which fixes this issue.
How to fix CVE-2023-46604
To remediate CVE-2023-46604, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 5.15.16 or later
- —upgrade to 5.16.1-1+deb11u1 or later
- —upgrade to 5.15.16 or later
- —upgrade to 5.15.16 or later
Is CVE-2023-46604 being exploited?
Yes — CVE-2023-46604 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Patch immediately.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 5.15.16, >= 5.16.0, < 5.16.7, >= 5.17.0, < 5.17.6, >= 5.18.0, < 5.18.3
- from 0, < 5.16.1-1+deb11u1
- from 0, < 5.15.16
- >= 5.8.0, < 5.15.16
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL10.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H/E:H |