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SCA: security update for org.apache.activemq:artemis-pom (GHSA-r9vv-xj4w-g8m8)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 432347

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - The getObject method of the javax.jms.ObjectMessage class in the (1) JMS Core client, (2) Artemis broker,
 and (3) Artemis REST component in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis before 1.4.0 might allow remote authenticated
 users with permission to send messages to the Artemis broker to deserialize arbitrary objects and execute
 arbitrary code by leveraging gadget classes being present on the Artemis classpath. (CVE-2016-4978)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r9vv-xj4w-g8m8

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 432347

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/8/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.15

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-4978

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/23/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4978

BID: 93142

cwe: CWE-502