# CVE-2022-41678: Apache ActiveMQ Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-41678-apache-activemq-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-11-28  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-41678 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-11-28

Apache ActiveMQ Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability

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-2022-41678 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-41678 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-41678?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 28 November 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.16.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-41678?** Yes. org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (Maven): upgrade to 5.16.6 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-41678?** Check whether you run 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:apache-activemq (Maven): upgrade to 5.16.6 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq to 5.16.6 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.16.6

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-41678
- GHSA-53v4-42fg-g287

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