Vulnerability · Published Jun 26, 2020 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2020-10727
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in ActiveMQ Artemis from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in ActiveMQ Artemis management API from version 2.7.0 up until 2.12.0, where a user inadvertently stores passwords in plaintext in the Artemis shadow file (etc/artemis-users.properties file) when executing the `resetUsers` operation. A local attacker can use this flaw to read the contents of the Artemis shadow file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.activemq:artemis-commons | 2.13.0 | GHSA-q9g8-9hpp-xc82 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | ActiveMQ Artemis | version 2.7.0 up until 2.12.0 |
References
- https://issues.redhat.com/browse/ENTMQBR-3435 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1827200 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210827-0001/ x_refsource_CONFIRM