CVE-2016-3088: Apache ActiveMQ Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-02-10
EPSS: 98.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2016-06-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

The Fileserver web application in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.14.0 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via an HTTP PUT followed by an HTTP MOVE request.

Affected products

Apache ActiveMQ: from 5.0.0 before 5.14.0 — fixed in 5.14.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache ActiveMQ 5.14.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-3088-announcement.txt
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035951
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-356
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-357
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f956ea38e4da2e2c1e7131e6f91e41754852f5a4861d1a14ca5ca78a%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42283/
http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-3088-announcement.txt
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035951

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