CVE-2015-7559 Improper Input Validation and Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Apache ActiveMQ

What is CVE-2015-7559?

CVE-2015-7559 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apache Activemq, published on 1 Aug 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

It was found that the Apache ActiveMQ client before 5.14.5 exposed a remote shutdown command in the ActiveMQConnection class. An attacker logged into a compromised broker could use this flaw to achieve denial of service on a connected client.

Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-306

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7559?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.activemq:activemq-client. It affects 3 products.

Products include Apache Activemq, Redhat Jboss A-Mq, Redhat Jboss Fuse.

How do I fix CVE-2015-7559?

Upgrade org.apache.activemq:activemq-client to 5.14.5 or later.

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

Is CVE-2015-7559 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7559 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Activemq

• CVE-2023-46604 Apache ActiveMQ Deserialization of Untrusted Data Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2016-3088 Apache ActiveMQ Improper Input Validation Exploited Critical 9.8
• 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

All Apache Activemq vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7559, DLA-913-1, GHSA-jvpp-hxjj-5ccc, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7559.