Apache ActiveMQ Artemis up to 2.39.x log file

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis up to 2.39.x. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.config.impl.ConfigurationImpl. Executing a manipulation can lead to log file. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-27391. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis up to 2.39.x. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.config.impl.ConfigurationImpl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a log file vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-532. Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis. All the values of the broker properties are logged when the org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.config.impl.ConfigurationImpl logger has the debug level enabled. This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: from 1.5.1 before 2.40.0. It can be mitigated by restricting log access to only trusted users. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.40.0, which fixes the issue.

The advisory is shared for download at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-27391 since 02/24/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Upgrading to version 2.40.0 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
• 2.29
• 2.30
• 2.31
• 2.32
• 2.33
• 2.34
• 2.35
• 2.36
• 2.37
• 2.38
• 2.39

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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