Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Web.
An authenticated attacker can show malicious content when browsing queues in the web console by overriding the content type to be HTML (instead of XML) and by injecting HTML into a JMS selector field.
This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5; Apache ActiveMQ Web: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.5 or 5.19.6, which fixes the issue.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.activemq:activemq-all | < 5.19.6, >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.5 | 5.19.6, 6.2.5 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker | < 5.19.6, >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.5 | 5.19.6, 6.2.5 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq | < 5.19.6, >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.5 | 5.19.6, 6.2.5 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.activemq:activemq-all, org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker, org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq- Disclosed
- 24.04.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-2jp3-2923-9h52 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 12
- First → latest
- 05.2022 06.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 1
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 7
- Medium 4
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 3
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 9
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