CVE-2016-0782 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Apache ActiveMQ

What is CVE-2016-0782?

CVE-2016-0782 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Activemq, published on 5 Aug 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The administration web console in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.11.4, 5.12.x before 5.12.3, and 5.13.x before 5.13.2 allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and consequently obtain sensitive information from a Java memory dump via vectors related to creating a queue.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0782?

6 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-2016-0782?

Upgrade org.apache.activemq:activemq-client to a fixed version for your release line: 5.11.4, 5.12.3 or 5.13.2.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2016-0782 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0782 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-2016-0782, GHSA-8rcq-p4gh-vmj8.