# CVE-2020-13947: An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the message.jsp

- Also known as: GHSA-66GW-CH5V-74V8, BIT-ACTIVEMQ-2020-13947
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.16.1, 5.15.14
- Published: 2021-02-08 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a Apache ActiveMQ: version range not reported
- org.apache.activemq:activemq-parent (Maven): from 5.16.0, fixed in 5.16.1
- org.apache.activemq:activemq-parent (Maven): fixed in 5.15.14

## Description

An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the message.jsp page of Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.15.12 through 5.16.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Apache ActiveMQ, org.apache.activemq:activemq-parent, upgrade to a fixed version (5.16.1, 5.15.14) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-13947-announcement.txt
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r021c490028f61c8b6f7e38efb98e61693b0cbb6b99b02238c6fc7d66%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra66791f1f2b59fa651a81cec5202acdfbf34c2154fc0ff200301cc1c%40%3Cdev.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra66791f1f2b59fa651a81cec5202acdfbf34c2154fc0ff200301cc1c%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html

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