CVE-2016-6810 json
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Apache ActiveMQ
published 2018-01-10 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-5jg4-p78r-p5j3 , EUVD-2022-2610
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.1%
- EPSS 6.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.14.2, an instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console. The root cause of this issue is improper user data output validation.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-client 5.14.2
- apache activemq 5.14.2
- activemq Debian 13, Debian 12 5.14.2+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6810
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2016-6810 updated cvss 6.1
activemq: Cross-site scripting in web based administration console
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Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6 mq-web-console mq-web-consoleaffected: no fix available
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Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 activemq activemq Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 activemqunder investigation
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Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 activemq activemqnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
6.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.activemq:activemq-client | >=5.0.0, <5.14.2 |
5.14.2 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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github.com
/apache/activemq/commit/77b827f
web
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github.com
/apache/activemq/commit/c1157fe1f007ee2344a7f0badefa0794c98817cd
web
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github.com
/apache/activemq/commit/e16ed24
web
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activemq.apache.org
/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-6810-announcement.txt
web, vendor-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1037475
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/94882
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/924a3a27fad192d711436421e02977ff90d9fc0f298e1efe6757cfbc%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6810
advisory
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github.com
/apache/activemq
package
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issues.apache.org
/jira/browse/AMQ-6468
web
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/924a3a27fad192d711436421e02977ff90d9fc0f298e1efe6757cfbc@%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E
web
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-6810
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-5jg4-p78r-p5j3
- NVD CVE-2016-6810
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