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Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Apache ActiveMQ

  • Disclosed: 14.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:21

Directory traversal vulnerability in the fileserver upload/download functionality for blob messages in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.11.2 for Windows allows remote attackers to create JSP files in arbitrary directories via unspecified vectors.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.activemq:activemq-client >= 5.0.0, < 5.11.2 5.11.2

References

CVSS score -
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.apache.activemq:activemq-client
Disclosed
14.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 12:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-3v63-f83x-37x4 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.apache.activemq:activemq-client

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (18) in the archive
Total entries
18
First → latest
10.2018 04.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
2

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 4
  • High 4
  • Medium 10

Disclosures per year

Severity:
  1. Apache ActiveMQ: Denial of Service via Out of Memory vulnerability
    High · 7.5 CVE-2026-39304 < 5.19.4, >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.4 5.19.4, 6.2.4
  2. Apache ActiveMQ is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution
    Critical · 10.0 Exploited in attacks CVE-2023-46604 < 5.15.16, >= 5.16.0, < 5.16.7, >= 5.17.0, < 5.17.6, >= 5.18.0, < 5.18.3 5.15.16, 5.16.7, 5.17.6, 5.18.3
  3. Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache ActiveMQ
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2014-3600 >= 5.0.0, < 5.10.1 5.10.1
  4. Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in Apache ActiveMQ
    High · 7.5 CVE-2014-3576 < 5.11.0 5.11.0
  5. Improper Input Validation in Apache ActiveMQ
    Critical · 9.8 Exploited in attacks CVE-2016-3088 >= 5.0.0, < 5.14.0 5.14.0
  6. Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Apache ActiveMQ this entry
    Medium CVE-2015-1830 >= 5.0.0, < 5.11.2 5.11.2
  7. Improper Input Validation in Apache ActiveMQ
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2015-5254 >= 5.0.0, < 5.11.3, >= 5.12.0, < 5.12.2 5.11.3, 5.12.2
  8. Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in org.apache.activemq:activemq-client
    High · 7.5 CVE-2019-0222 >= 5.0.0, < 5.15.9 5.15.9
  9. Improper Certificate Validation in Apache activemq-client
    High · 7.4 CVE-2018-11775 < 5.15.6 5.15.6

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