CVE-2015-6524

medium Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
1.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 21% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: August 24, 2015 (3917 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

Description

The LDAPLoginModule implementation in the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.10.1 allows wildcard operators in usernames, which allows remote attackers to obtain credentials via a brute force attack. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT from CVE-2014-3612 per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types.

CWE

CWE-255

Affected Products

fedoraproject fedoraapache activemq

References

🔗 activemq.apache.org 🔗 lists.fedoraproject.org 🔗 lists.fedoraproject.org 🔗 activemq.apache.org 🔗 lists.fedoraproject.org