Vulnerability Info: 26/04/2010 Issue Discovered 26/04/2010 Vendor Notified 27/04/2010 Vendor Conformed Class: Cross-Site Scripting (Input validation) Severity: Medium Overview: --------- Apache ActiveMQ is prone to cross-site scripting vulnerability. Technical Description: ---------------------- The issue is caused due to the problem in Jetty's error handler that doesn't escape the message. Impact: -------- An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks. Affected Software: ------------------ Apache ActiveMQ 5.3.x versrions are affected with this issue. Not Affected Software: ---------------------- Apache ActiveMQ 5.4-SNAPSHOT Proof of Concept: ----------------- http://localhost:8161/admin/ueueBrowse/example.A?view=rss&feedType=<script>alert("ACTIVEMQ")</script> Workaround: ----------- https://issues.apache.org/activemq/browse/AMQ-2714 CVSS Score Report: ACCESS_VECTOR = NETWORK ACCESS_COMPLEXITY = Medium AUTHENTICATION = NOT REQUIRED CONFIDENTIALITY_IMPACT = PARTIAL INTEGRITY_IMPACT = PARTIAL AVAILABILITY_IMPACT = NONE EXPLOITABILITY = PROOF_OF_CONCEPT REMEDIATION_LEVEL = WORKAROUND REPORT_CONFIDENCE = CONFIRMED CVSS Base Score = 5.8 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/I:P/A:N) CVSS Temporal Score = 4.9 Credits: -------- Arun Kethipelly of Qualys, Inc
