CVE-2016-3088
Apache ActiveMQ Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
Apache ActiveMQ
CVSS
9.8CriticalExploit odds (EPSS)98.5%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version yet
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What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version.
Timeline
- 17 Aug 2015Exploit code publicExploit-DB
- 1 Jun 2016, 20:00 UTCPublishedCVE List
- 10 Feb 2022Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV
Public exploit code and templates 4
- Exploit moduleActiveMQ web shell upload 1 Jun 2016Metasploit
- Remote exploitActiveMQ < 5.14.0 - Web Shell Upload (Metasploit) 29 Jun 2017Exploit-DB
- Remote exploitApache ActiveMQ 5.11.1/5.13.2 - Directory Traversal / Command Execution 17 Aug 2015Exploit-DB
- Scanner templateApache ActiveMQ Fileserver - Arbitrary File WriteNuclei
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Description
The Fileserver web application in Apache ActiveMQ allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via an HTTP PUT followed by an HTTP MOVE request
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- n/aaffected: n/aCVE List
References 6
- exploit-db.com/exploits/42283/Exploitvia CVE List
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3088Referencevia CISA KEV
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3EReferencevia CVE List
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/f956ea38e4da2e2c1e7131e6f91e41754852f5a4861d1a14ca5ca78a%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3EReferencevia CVE List
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3EReferencevia CVE List
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3088Referencevia CVE List