CVE-2013-3060 Improper Authentication in Apache ActiveMQ

What is CVE-2013-3060?

CVE-2013-3060 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apache Activemq, published on 21 Apr 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The web console in Apache ActiveMQ before 5.8.0 does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service via HTTP requests.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3060?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.activemq:activemq-client. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Activemq.

How do I fix CVE-2013-3060?

Upgrade org.apache.activemq:activemq-client to 5.8.0 or later.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2013-3060 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3060 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2026-34197 Apache ActiveMQ Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2020-11998 Remote code execution in Apache ActiveMQ Critical 9.8
• CVE-2013-7285 Command Injection in Xstream Critical 9.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-p358-58jj-hp65.