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CVE-2018-11775 — TLS hostname verification when using the Apache ActiveMQ Client before 5

TLS hostname verification when using the Apache ActiveMQ Client before 5.15.6 was missing which could make the client vulnerable to a MITM attack between a Java application using the ActiveMQ client and the ActiveMQ server. This is now enabled by default.

CVSS
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EPSS
0.49% (top 34.70%)
CWE
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Published
2018-09-10T20:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-09-16T16:23:47.592Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

TLS hostname verification when using the Apache ActiveMQ Client before 5.15.6 was missing which could make the client vulnerable to a MITM attack between a Java application using the ActiveMQ client and the ActiveMQ server. This is now enabled by default.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software FoundationApache ActiveMQ5.0.0 - 5.15.5

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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