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CVE-2023-46604criticalunder attackransomwareCWE-502

Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Legacy OpenWire Module: Unbounded deserialization causes ActiveMQ to be vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) attack

100Vexday Risk Score

Patch now. It under exploitation confirmed by CISA and has a working public exploit.

ssvc Actcvss 10epss 100%
from disclosure to weapon0 days
Published on NVDOct 27
1st PoCOct 26
metasploitOct 27
CISA KEV+6d
exploitation probability
100%top 1% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
yesCISA + VulnCheck
66 public exploit(s)
What the vendors declare (VEX)

Official vendor statements in CSAF/VEX format: whether their product is affected, already fixed, or ruled out — and why. These are the vendor's assertions, not Vexday's judgment.

Affected
1 product
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
workaround: In affected systems, it may be possible to mitigate some of the risks from this vulnerability. However this mitigation cannot eliminate all risks; the only complete resolution is to apply software updates…
Fixed
6 products
AMQ 6.3 openshift container image · AMQ Broker 7.10.5 · AMQ Broker 7.11.4 · Middleware RHEL 7 Containers for OpenShift · Red Hat Fuse 7.12.1 · and others 1
Action required by CISAfederal deadline: 2023-11-23

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Researched and written with AI from the vendor advisory and public analysis, with the sources above. Always confirm the fixed version in the official advisory before acting.
The Java OpenWire protocol marshaller is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker with network access to either a Java-based OpenWire broker or client to run arbitrary shell commands by manipulating serialized class types in the OpenWire protocol to cause either the client or the broker (respectively) to instantiate any class on the classpath. Users are recommended to upgrade both brokers and clients to version 5.15.16, 5.16.7, 5.17.6, or 5.18.3 which fixes this issue.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
public PoCs found — 66
githubgithub.com/SaumyajeetDas/CVE-2023-46604-RCE-Reverse-Shell-Apache-ActiveMQ★ 126githubgithub.com/Catherines77/ActiveMQ-EXPtools★ 77githubgithub.com/Arlenhiack/ActiveMQ-RCE-Exploit★ 43githubgithub.com/evkl1d/CVE-2023-46604★ 40githubgithub.com/trganda/ActiveMQ-RCE★ 28githubgithub.com/duck-sec/CVE-2023-46604-ActiveMQ-RCE-pseudoshell★ 18githubgithub.com/justdoit-cai/CVE-2023-46604-Apache-ActiveMQ-RCE-exp★ 5githubgithub.com/vulncheck-oss/cve-2023-46604★ 4githubgithub.com/h3x3h0g/ActiveMQ-RCE-CVE-2023-46604-Write-up★ 3githubgithub.com/NKeshawarz/CVE-2023-46604-RCE★ 3githubgithub.com/LiritoShawshark/CVE-2023-46604_ActiveMQ_RCE_Recurrence★ 2githubgithub.com/dcm2406/CVE-Lab★ 2githubgithub.com/RockyDesigne/SSP-Assignment-3-RCEYouLater★ 2githubgithub.com/mrpentst/CVE-2023-46604★ 2githubgithub.com/vaishnavucv/Project-Vuln-Detection-N-Mitigation_101★ 1githubgithub.com/pulentoski/CVE-2023-46604★ 1githubgithub.com/skrkcb2/CVE-2023-46604★ 1githubgithub.com/stegano5/ExploitScript-CVE-2023-46604★ 1githubgithub.com/minhangxiaohui/ActiveMQ_CVE-2023-46604★ 1githubgithub.com/dcm2406/CVE-2023-46604★ 0githubgithub.com/vjayant93/CVE-2023-46604-POC★ 0githubgithub.com/CrackerCat/ActiveMQ_RCE_Pro_Max★ 0githubgithub.com/nitzanoligo/CVE-2023-46604-demo★ 0githubgithub.com/Mudoleto/Broker_ApacheMQ★ 0githubgithub.com/tomasmussi/activemq-cve-2023-46604★ 0githubgithub.com/thinkycx/activemq-rce-cve-2023-46604★ 0githubgithub.com/mranv/honeypot.rs★ 0githubgithub.com/cuanh2333/CVE-2023-46604★ 0githubgithub.com/CCIEVoice2009/CVE-2023-46604★ 0githubgithub.com/pavanaa4k/CVE-2023-46604-LAB★ 0githubgithub.com/sangrok-jeon/CVE-2023-46604-Analysis★ 0githubgithub.com/mkdemir/activemq-lockbit-analysis★ 0githubgithub.com/Navya240/intel471-threat-hunting-cve-2023-46604★ 0githubgithub.com/KlaasStessens/CVE-2023-46604★ 0githubgithub.com/trnguyen03/activemq-ids-ips-lab★ 0githubgithub.com/REGGYRAIDER/CVE-2023-46604-RCE★ 0githubgithub.com/aelshimony-cloud/OpenWire-CVE-2023-46604-Investigation★ 0vulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/ac860bc0b755unverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/8ccea255e61cunverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/1e134f0874f8unverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/5f38a93c3fe0unverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/c01880ea274bunverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/2a263bac5fa9unverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/90299d8578e8unverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/7adf2c60412funverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/c1ad06a8233funverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/d6b987f7cb4cunverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/adc63f08a561unverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/111d5aa9554funverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/7d454efa423funverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/f688c01da056unverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/26ec274f11a6unverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/bd01e441da28unverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/cc4ca3b4d289unverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/9c19a15a7306unverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/9af52ad961ceunverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/bf84564c744cunverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/e3eff001f1dbunverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/453453dd752funverifiedcve_referencepacketstormsecurity.com/files/175676/Apache-ActiveMQ-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlunverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/f5d0e2739b8cunverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/8ce9f74afedcunverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/28c5231dc0c7unverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/0e3786dc85bbunverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/07dca85f6442unverifiedvulncheckvulncheck.com/xdb/0462e934919bunverified
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