# CVE-2020-1941: Apache ActiveMQ webconsole admin GUI is open to XSS

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-1941-apache-activemq-webconsole-admin-gui-is-open-to-xss  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2020-05-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-1941 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2020-05-21

Apache ActiveMQ webconsole admin GUI is open to XSS

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-1941 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-1941 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-1941?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 21 May 2020.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.activemq:activemq-web-console (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0.0,fixed=5.15.12.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-1941?** Yes. org.apache.activemq:activemq-web-console (Maven): upgrade to 5.15.12 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-1941?** Check whether you run org.apache.activemq:activemq-web-console (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-console (Maven): upgrade to 5.15.12 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.activemq:activemq-web-console to 5.15.12 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.activemq:activemq-web-console (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0.0,fixed=5.15.12

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-1941
- GHSA-cc94-3v9c-7rm8

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