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CVE-2020-13931 (GCVE-0-2020-13931)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-17 23:42 – Updated: 2024-08-04 12:32
VLAI
Summary
If Apache TomEE 8.0.0-M1 - 8.0.3, 7.1.0 - 7.1.3, 7.0.0-M1 - 7.0.8, 1.0.0 - 1.7.5 is configured to use the embedded ActiveMQ broker, and the broker config is misconfigured, a JMX port is opened on TCP port 1099, which does not include authentication. CVE-2020-11969 previously addressed the creation of the JMX management interface, however the incomplete fix did not cover this edge case.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Undesired port open with unauthenticated access
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Apache TomEE Affected: Apache TomEE 8.0.0-M1 - 8.0.3, 7.1.0 - 7.1.3, 7.0.0-M1 - 7.0.8, 1.0.0 - 1.7.5
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