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    CVE-2023-46604

    The Java OpenWire protocol marshaller is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker with network access to either a Java-based OpenWire broker or client to run arbitrary shell commands by manipulating serialized class types in the OpenWire protocol to cause either the client or the broker (respectively) to instantiate any class on the classpath. Users are recommended to upgrade both brokers and clients to version 5.15.16, 5.16.7, 5.17.6, or 5.18.3 which fixes this issue.

    Published:Oct 27, 2023
    Last Modified:Nov 4, 2025
    EPS:Oct 27, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.94436
    CVSS Score:10

    CISA Notification

    Description

    The Java OpenWire protocol marshaller is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker with network access to either a Java-based OpenWire broker or client to run arbitrary shell commands by manipulating serialized class types in the OpenWire protocol to cause either the client or the broker (respectively) to instantiate any class on the classpath. Users are recommended to upgrade both brokers and clients to version 5.15.16, 5.16.7, 5.17.6, or 5.18.3 which fixes this issue.

    Required Action:

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Nov 23, 2023
    1023 days ago
    Alert Date
    Nov 2, 2023
    1044 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apache
    Product
    Activemq
    Vendor
    Apache
    Product
    Activemq Legacy Openwire Module
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    E-series Santricity Unified Manager
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    E-series Santricity Web Services Proxy
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    Santricity Storage Plugin
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Amq Broker
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Amq
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Fuse
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhosemc

    Exploits

    https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175676/Apache-ActiveMQ-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175676/Apache-ActiveMQ-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttps://github.com/aelshimony-cloud/OpenWire-CVE-2023-46604-Investigationhttps://github.com/Arlenhiack/ActiveMQ-RCE-Exploithttps://github.com/Bhanunamikaze/ActiveMQ-CVE-2023-46604https://github.com/Catherines77/ActiveMQ-EXPtoolshttps://github.com/CCIEVoice2009/CVE-2023-46604https://github.com/CrackerCat/ActiveMQ_RCE_Pro_Maxhttps://github.com/cuanh2333/CVE-2023-46604https://github.com/dcm2406/CVE-2023-46604https://github.com/dcm2406/CVE-Labhttps://github.com/duck-sec/CVE-2023-46604-ActiveMQ-RCE-pseudoshellhttps://github.com/evkl1d/CVE-2023-46604https://github.com/h3x3h0g/ActiveMQ-RCE-CVE-2023-46604-Write-uphttps://github.com/hh-hunter/cve-2023-46604https://github.com/ImuSpirit/ActiveMQ_RCE_Pro_Maxhttps://github.com/jbogdanov/activemq-cve-playgroundhttps://github.com/justdoit-cai/CVE-2023-46604-Apache-ActiveMQ-RCE-exphttps://github.com/KlaasStessens/CVE-2023-46604https://github.com/LiritoShawshark/CVE-2023-46604_ActiveMQ_RCE_Recurrencehttps://github.com/minhangxiaohui/ActiveMQ_CVE-2023-46604https://github.com/mkdemir/activemq-lockbit-analysishttps://github.com/mranv/honeypot.rshttps://github.com/mrpentst/CVE-2023-46604https://github.com/Mudoleto/Broker_ApacheMQhttps://github.com/Navya240/intel471-threat-hunting-cve-2023-46604https://github.com/nitzanoligo/CVE-2023-46604-demohttps://github.com/NKeshawarz/CVE-2023-46604-RCEhttps://github.com/pavanaa4k/CVE-2023-46604-LABhttps://github.com/pulentoski/CVE-2023-46604https://github.com/REGGYRAIDER/CVE-2023-46604-RCEhttps://github.com/RockyDesigne/SSP-Assignment-3-RCEYouLaterhttps://github.com/sangrok-jeon/CVE-2023-46604-Analysishttps://github.com/SaumyajeetDas/CVE-2023-46604-RCE-Reverse-Shell-Apache-ActiveMQhttps://github.com/skrkcb2/CVE-2023-46604https://github.com/stefanotractor/activemq-cve-2023-46604-labhttps://github.com/stegano5/ExploitScript-CVE-2023-46604https://github.com/thinkycx/activemq-rce-cve-2023-46604https://github.com/tomasmussi/activemq-cve-2023-46604https://github.com/trganda/ActiveMQ-RCEhttps://github.com/trnguyen03/activemq-ids-ips-labhttps://github.com/vaishnavucv/Project-Vuln-Detection-N-Mitigation_101https://github.com/vjayant93/CVE-2023-46604-POChttps://github.com/vulncheck-oss/cve-2023-46604https://github.com/X1r0z/ActiveMQ-RCE

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-586 Object Injection

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    References

    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Apr/18
    https://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2023-46604-announcement.txt
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00013.html
    https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175676/Apache-ActiveMQ-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0010/
    https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/5
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Apr/18
    https://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2023-46604-announcement.txt
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00013.html
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00027.html
    https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175676/Apache-ActiveMQ-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0010/
    https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/5
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-46604

    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