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Security Bulletin: IBM Spectrum Control is vulnerable to weaknesses related to activemq-core (CVE-2014-3600, CVE-2013-1879, CVE-2015-6524, CVE-2011-4905)

Security Bulletin


Summary

XML external entity (XXE), cross-site scripting (XSS), brute force attack, denial of service vulnerabilities in activemq-core may affect IBM Spectrum Control. CVE-2014-3600, CVE-2013-1879, CVE-2015-6524, CVE-2011-4905.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2014-3600
DESCRIPTION:   XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.10.1 allows remote consumers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving an XPath based selector when dequeuing XML messages.
CWE:   CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
CVSS Source:   IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score:   5
CVSS Vector:   (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2013-1879
DESCRIPTION:   Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in scheduled.jsp in Apache ActiveMQ 5.8.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving the "cron of a message."
CWE:   CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSS Source:   IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score:   4.3
CVSS Vector:   (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2015-6524
DESCRIPTION:   The LDAPLoginModule implementation in the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.10.1 allows wildcard operators in usernames, which allows remote attackers to obtain credentials via a brute force attack. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT from CVE-2014-3612 per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types.
CWE:   CWE-255: Credentials Management Errors
CVSS Source:   IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score:   7.5
CVSS Vector:   (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVEID:   CVE-2011-4905
DESCRIPTION:   Apache ActiveMQ before 5.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file-descriptor exhaustion and broker crash or hang) by sending many openwire failover:tcp:// connection requests.
CWE:   CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CVSS Source:   IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score:   5
CVSS Vector:   (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Spectrum Control5.4.0 - 5.4.13

Remediation/Fixes

ReleaseFirst Fixing
VRM Level
 Link to Fix
5.45.4.13.1https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/overview-ibm-spectrum-control-releases-latest-downloads

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

27 Jun 2025: Initial Publication

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
27 June 2025

Initial Publish date:
27 June 2025

UID

ibm17238185