CVE-2016-3088
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
The Fileserver web application in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.14.0 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via an HTTP PUT followed by an HTTP MOVE request.
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Key data
CVSS 3.1 Critical 9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: None
No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: High
Serious or total effect on availability.
| Metric | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Attack vector | Network | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity | Low | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will. |
| Privileges required | None | No account or privileges are needed. |
| User interaction | None | No action from any user is needed. |
| Scope | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component. |
| Confidentiality impact | High | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data. |
| Integrity impact | High | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data. |
| Availability impact | High | Serious or total effect on availability. |
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EPSS
- Score
- 0.98365 (98.4% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.9%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name in the catalog
- Apache ActiveMQ Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
- Added to the catalog
- Feb 10, 2022
- Federal due date
- Aug 10, 2022
CISA assessment as of Feb 7, 2025
- Exploitation
- Recorded by CISA as active
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
References
- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-356
- 42283 (exploit-db.com)exploit
- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-357
- activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-3088-…
- RHSA-2016:2036 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- 1035951 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- [activemq-commits] 20190327 svn commit: r1042639 - in /websites/production/activemq/content/activemq-website: ./ projects/artemis/download/ projects/classic/download/ projects/cms/download/ security-advisories.data/ (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [activemq-users] 20190703 Re: ActiveMQ cve vulnerabilities seen in latest version (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
- [announce] 20200131 Apache Software Foundation Security Report: 2019 (lists.apache.org)mailing-list
Timeline
- ID reserved
- Record published
- Added to CISA KEV
- Record last updated
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