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    CVE-2012-6551

    The default configuration of Apache ActiveMQ before 5.8.0 enables a sample web application, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (broker resource consumption) via HTTP requests.

    Published:Nov 2, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Apr 21, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.05472
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apache
    Product
    Activemq
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Fuse Mq Enterprise

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/DISCUSS-ActiveMQ-out-of-the-box-Should-not-include-the-demos-tc4658044.html
    http://activemq.apache.org/activemq-580-release.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1029.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59401
    https://fisheye6.atlassian.com/changelog/activemq?cs=1404998
    https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-4124
    https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12311210&version=12323282
    http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/DISCUSS-ActiveMQ-out-of-the-box-Should-not-include-the-demos-tc4658044.html
    http://activemq.apache.org/activemq-580-release.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1029.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59401
    https://fisheye6.atlassian.com/changelog/activemq?cs=1404998
    https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-4124
    https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12311210&version=12323282

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High