7.4

CVE-2018-11775: apache software foundation apache activemq Improper Certificate Validation

CVSS: 7.4v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-11775DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11775GHSA-m9w8-v359-9ffr
Published 10-09-2018Last modified 16-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-11775 is a high (CVSS 7.4) Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in apache software foundation apache activemq. EPSS estimates a 6.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.4/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.96%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 10-09-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

TLS hostname verification when using the Apache ActiveMQ Client before 5.15.6 was missing which could make the client vulnerable to a MITM attack between a Java application using the ActiveMQ client and the ActiveMQ server. This is now enabled by default.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

6.96%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 6.96% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
6.96%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Oracle2 products
Apache1 product
Apache software foundation1 product
Debian1 product
  • activemq< 5.15.6-1
Org.apache.activemq1 product
  • activemq-client< 5.15.6
Ubuntu1 product
  • activemq< 5.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

6 vendors · 7 products

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