CVEs / CVE-2016-3088

CVE-2016-3088: Apache ActiveMQ Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 10 Feb 2022
critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
EPSS 98.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
Last changed at its sources 24 Oct 2026

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Summary

The Fileserver web application in Apache ActiveMQ allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via an HTTP PUT followed by an HTTP MOVE request
CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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.
The CVE record, via NVD · published 1 Jun 2016 · NVD status: Analyzed

Affected and fixed versions

As stated by the CVE record (from the CNA)
Product	Affected	Fixed in
n/a n/a	n/a	—

As stated by OSV
Product	Affected	Fixed in
org.apache.activemq:activemq-client (Maven)	from 5.0.0, before 5.14.0	5.14.0

Package versions from GHSA-rxqh-fc23-gxp2.

Exploitation

In CISA KEV since	10 Feb 2022
Due date for US federal agencies	10 Aug 2022
Used in ransomware campaigns	Unknown
Required action	Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity

CVSS 3.1	9.8 critical `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Scored by NVD
Weakness	CWE-434

References

CVE-2016-3088 on NVD
CVE-2016-3088 in the CISA KEV catalog
CVE-2016-3088 on OSV
http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-3088-announcement.txt Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035951 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-356 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-357 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f956ea38e4da2e2c1e7131e6f91e41754852f5a4861d1a14ca5ca78a%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E Issue Tracking, Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42283/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3088 US Government Resource

Sources

Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.

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