# CVE-2014-3612: Improper Authentication in Apache WSS4J

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-3612-improper-authentication-in-apache-wss4j  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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

Improper Authentication in Apache WSS4J

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

  ```sh
  # 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

  ```sh
  # 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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