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CVE-2015-5254

Published: Jan 8, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-20
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
37.9%
Top 1.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.13.0 does not restrict the classes that can be serialized in the broker, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java Message Service (JMS) ObjectMessage object.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

openshiftredhat
SaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
activemqapache
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
UbuntuCanonical Ltd.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
FedoraFedora Project
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
canonical ltd.commercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical
fedora projectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora
and 11 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2015-5254-announcement.txt
activemq.apache.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174371.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174537.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
and 27 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jan 8, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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