Apache ActiveMQ Artemis up to 2.28.x Jolokia Endpoint improper authorization

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis up to 2.28.x. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Jolokia Endpoint. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-50780. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis up to 2.28.x and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Jolokia Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Apache ActiveMQ Artemis allows access to diagnostic information and controls through MBeans, which are also exposed through the authenticated Jolokia endpoint. Before version 2.29.0, this also included the Log4J2 MBean. This MBean is not meant for exposure to non-administrative users. This could eventually allow an authenticated attacker to write arbitrary files to the filesystem and indirectly achieve RCE. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.29.0 or later, which fixes the issue.

The weakness was shared by Matei Badanoiu. The advisory is available at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-50780 since 12/13/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/15/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1548.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2.29.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Application Server Software

Vendor

• Apache

Name

• ActiveMQ Artemis

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19
• 2.20
• 2.21
• 2.22
• 2.23
• 2.24
• 2.25
• 2.26
• 2.27
• 2.28

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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