SCA: security update for org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker, org.apache.activemq:activemq-jaas (GHSA-23cr-5hr4-rgwv)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 408628

Description

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

- The LDAPLoginModule implementation in the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) in Apache
ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.10.1 allows wildcard operators in usernames, which allows remote attackers to obtain
credentials via a brute force attack. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT from CVE-2014-3612 per ADT2 due to
different vulnerability types. (CVE-2015-6524)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-23cr-5hr4-rgwv

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 408628

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-6524

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/24/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-6524

cwe: CWE-20