CVE-2014-3612: Improper Authentication in Apache WSS4J

CVE-2014-3612 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-14

Improper Authentication in Apache WSS4J

Technologies: org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2014-3612 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2014-3612 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2014-3612?
Informational severity, published 14 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0.0,fixed=5.10.1; org.apache.activemq:activemq-jaas (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0.0,fixed=5.10.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2014-3612?
Yes. org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (Maven): upgrade to 5.10.1 or later; org.apache.activemq:activemq-jaas (Maven): upgrade to 5.10.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2014-3612?
Check whether you run org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (Maven) or org.apache.activemq:activemq-jaas (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-broker (Maven): upgrade to 5.10.1 or later
    # set org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker to 5.10.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  • org.apache.activemq:activemq-jaas (Maven): upgrade to 5.10.1 or later
    # set org.apache.activemq:activemq-jaas to 5.10.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0.0,fixed=5.10.1
  • org.apache.activemq:activemq-jaas (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0.0,fixed=5.10.1

Identifiers

  • CVE-2014-3612
  • GHSA-72m6-23ff-7q26

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