Known Exploited Vulnerability

CVE-2016-3088

Apache ActiveMQ Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

Past federal due date 66 public exploits Added 10 Feb 2022 Due 10 Aug 2022 · 1458 days ago
VendorApache
ProductActiveMQ
WeaknessCWE-20
RansomwareNone confirmed

What the flaw is

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

Description as published by CISA. We have not independently reproduced it.

What CISA requires

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

This deadline is binding on US federal civilian agencies under BOD 22-01. It is not a legal deadline for anyone else, but it is a useful urgency signal — CISA sets it by how actively the flaw is being used, not by CVSS.

Public exploit code

66 public repositories referencing this CVE have been catalogued on GitHub. That volume usually means a reliable, widely-reproduced exploit. Treat this as a strong signal to prioritise patching, not as a verified working exploit — many such repositories are scanners, write-ups or forks rather than functional code.

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