CVE-2023-46604 (GCVE-0-2023-46604)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-27 14:59 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:50
VLAI
Title
Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Legacy OpenWire Module: Unbounded deserialization causes ActiveMQ to be vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) attack
Summary
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.
Severity
10 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-04 15:16 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Affected: 5.18.0 , < 5.18.3 (semver)
Affected: 5.17.0 , < 5.17.6 (semver)
Affected: 5.16.0 , < 5.16.7 (semver)
Affected: 0 , < 5.15.16 (semver)
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Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Legacy OpenWire Module Affected: 5.18.0 , < 5.18.3 (semver)
Affected: 5.17.0 , < 5.17.6 (semver)
Affected: 5.16.0 , < 5.16.7 (semver)
Affected: 5.8.0 , < 5.15.16 (semver)
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