# CVE-2012-6551: Apache ActiveMQ default configuration subject to denial of service

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2012-6551-apache-activemq-default-configuration-subject-to-denial-of-service  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2012-6551 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-17

Apache ActiveMQ default configuration subject to denial of service

Technologies: [org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-activemq-apache-activemq). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2012-6551 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2012-6551 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2012-6551?** Informational severity, published 17 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.activemq:activemq-web-demo (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.8.0; org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.8.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2012-6551?** Yes. org.apache.activemq:activemq-web-demo (Maven): upgrade to 5.8.0 or later; org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (Maven): upgrade to 5.8.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2012-6551?** Check whether you run org.apache.activemq:activemq-web-demo (Maven) or org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.apache.activemq:activemq-web-demo (Maven): upgrade to 5.8.0 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.activemq:activemq-web-demo to 5.8.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (Maven): upgrade to 5.8.0 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq to 5.8.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.activemq:activemq-web-demo (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.8.0
- org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.8.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2012-6551
- GHSA-34fp-xvxp-rg22

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