CVE-2016-4432

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-06-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

The AMQP 0-8, 0-9, 0-91, and 0-10 connection handling in Apache Qpid Java before 6.0.3 might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and consequently perform actions via vectors related to connection state logging.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Qpid Broker-J: before 6.0.3 — fixed in 6.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Qpid Broker-J 6.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/qpid-users/201605.mbox/%3CCAFEMS4tXDKYxKVMmU0zTb_7uzduoUS4_RePnUwz1tj%2BGQLNw5Q%40mail.gmail.com%3E
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137216/Apache-Qpid-Java-Broker-6.0.2-Authentication-Bypass.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538508/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035983
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-7257
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1743161
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1743393
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/qpid-users/201605.mbox/%3CCAFEMS4tXDKYxKVMmU0zTb_7uzduoUS4_RePnUwz1tj%2BGQLNw5Q%40mail.gmail.com%3E
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137216/Apache-Qpid-Java-Broker-6.0.2-Authentication-Bypass.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538508/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035983
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-7257

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