CVE-2016-3088
Apache ActiveMQ Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 10 August 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 98.52% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 17 August 2015
- CISA KEV
- Listed 10 February 2022 · due 10 August 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- apache/activemq
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 98.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3088
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-3088-announcement.txtVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035951Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-356Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-357Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3EMailing List, Patch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f956ea38e4da2e2c1e7131e6f91e41754852f5a4861d1a14ca5ca78a%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3EIssue Tracking, Mailing List
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42283/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-3088-announcement.txtVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035951Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-356Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-357Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3EMailing List, Patch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f956ea38e4da2e2c1e7131e6f91e41754852f5a4861d1a14ca5ca78a%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3EIssue Tracking, Mailing List
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42283/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3088US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.