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CVE-2014-3612

Published: Aug 24, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-287
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
7.4%
Top 6.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The LDAPLoginModule implementation in the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.10.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by logging in with an empty password and valid username, which triggers an unauthenticated bind. NOTE: this identifier has been SPLIT per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types. See CVE-2015-6524 for the use of wildcard operators in usernames.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected Products

n/an/a
org.apache.activemq:activemq-brokerMavenOSS Libraries
org.apache.activemq:activemq-jaasMavenOSS Libraries
activemqapache
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
ActiveMQApache Software Foundation
On-premDatabase
Databases / cache-message-queue
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72513
securityfocus.com
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/427
seclists.org
http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2014-3612-announcement.txt
activemq.apache.org
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Timeline

Published
Aug 24, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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