CVE-2015-6524

Apache ActiveMQ 5.x < 5.10.1 - Credential Exposure via LDAPLoginModule Wildcard Username

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The LDAPLoginModule implementation in the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.10.1 allows wildcard operators in usernames, which allows remote attackers to obtain credentials via a brute force attack. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT from CVE-2014-3612 per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168651.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168094.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0117
EPSS Percentile 78.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-255
Status published
Products (22)
apache/activemq 5.0.0
apache/activemq 5.1.0
apache/activemq 5.2.0
apache/activemq 5.3.0
apache/activemq 5.3.1
apache/activemq 5.3.2
apache/activemq 5.4.0
apache/activemq 5.4.1
apache/activemq 5.4.2
apache/activemq 5.4.3
... and 12 more
Published Aug 24, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026