CVE-2020-13932

activemq: remote XSS in web console diagram plugin

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 2.5.0 to 2.13.0, a specially crafted MQTT packet which has an XSS payload as client-id or topic name can exploit this vulnerability. The XSS payload is being injected into the admin console's browser. The XSS payload is triggered in the diagram plugin; queue node and the info section.

En Apache ActiveMQ Artemis versiones 2.5.0 hasta 2.13.0, un paquete MQTT especialmente diseñado que presenta una carga útil XSS como id del cliente o nombre de tema puede explotar esta vulnerabilidad. La carga útil de XSS está siendo inyectada en el navegador de la consola de administración. La carga útil XSS es activada en el plugin diagram; nodo queue y la sección info

A flaw was found in activemq. A specifically crafted MQTT packet which has an XSS payload as client-id or topic name can exploit this vulnerability. The XSS payload is being injected into the admin console's browser. The XSS payload is triggered in the diagram plugin; queue node and the info section.

AMQ Broker is a high-performance messaging implementation based on ActiveMQ Artemis. It uses an asynchronous journal for fast message persistence, and supports multiple languages, protocols, and platforms. This release of Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.8.0 serves as a replacement for Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.7.0, and includes security and bug fixes, and enhancements. For further information, refer to the release notes linked to in the References section. Issues addressed include cross site scripting and server-side request forgery vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-06-08 CVE Reserved
2020-07-20 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7fcedcc89e5f296b174d6b8c1438c607c30d809c04292e5732d6e4eb%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb2fd3bf2dce042e0ab3f3c94c4767c96bb2e7e6737624d63162df36d%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc96ad63f148f784c84ea7f0a178c84a8985c6afccabbcd9847a82088%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-13932-announcement.txt	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13932	2020-12-08
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1858946	2020-12-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Activemq Artemis Search vendor "Apache" for product "Activemq Artemis"				>= 2.5.0 <= 2.13.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Activemq Artemis" and version " >= 2.5.0 <= 2.13.0"		-		Affected