CVE-2020-13932 json
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis
published 2020-07-20 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-3h2h-xqr2-2jp7 , EUVD-2022-0791
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.3%
- EPSS 4.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.activemq:apache-artemis 2.14.0
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-2020-13932 updated cvss 6.5
activemq: remote XSS in web console diagram plugin
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Red Hat JBoss Developer Studio 11 activemq activemq Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6 activemq activemq Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7 activemq-artemis activemq-artemis Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 activemq activemq Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 activemq activemqaffected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 activemq-artemis activemq-artemisaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat AMQfixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:5365
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Red Hat Decision Manager 7 activemq-artemis activemq-artemis Red Hat Fuse 7 activemq activemq Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 activemq-artemis activemq-artemis Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Continuous Delivery activemq-artemis activemq-artemis Red Hat Process Automation 7 activemq-artemis activemq-artemis Red Hat Virtualization 4 eap7-activemq-artemisnot 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
4.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/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 | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/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:apache-artemis | >=2.5.0, <2.14.0 |
2.14.0 |
Affected products
- n/a Apache ActiveMQ Artemis
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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activemq.apache.org
/security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-13932-announcement.txt
web, vendor-advisory
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/r7fcedcc89e5f296b174d6b8c1438c607c30d809c04292e5732d6e4eb%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E
mailing-list, web
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rc96ad63f148f784c84ea7f0a178c84a8985c6afccabbcd9847a82088%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
mailing-list, web
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rb2fd3bf2dce042e0ab3f3c94c4767c96bb2e7e6737624d63162df36d%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
mailing-list, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13932
advisory
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/r7fcedcc89e5f296b174d6b8c1438c607c30d809c04292e5732d6e4eb@%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E
web
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rb2fd3bf2dce042e0ab3f3c94c4767c96bb2e7e6737624d63162df36d@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
web
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rc96ad63f148f784c84ea7f0a178c84a8985c6afccabbcd9847a82088@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-13932
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-3h2h-xqr2-2jp7
- NVD CVE-2020-13932
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