The Fileserver web application in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.14.0 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via an HTT
The Fileserver web application in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.14.0 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via an HTTP PUT followed by an HTTP MOVE request.
- Published
- Jun 1, 2016
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 98.5% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-434
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Action score
99
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- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 30 / 30 · 98.5%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
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Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Feb 10, 2022. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for government agencies: Aug 10, 2022.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| apache | activemq | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- apache activemq5.0.0 and later · before 5.14.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | activemq | before 5.14.0+dfsg-1 | 5.14.0+dfsg-1 |
| Maven | org.apache.activemq:activemq-client | from 5.0.0 · before 5.14.0 | 5.14.0 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:activemq | 5.14.0+dfsg-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache.activemq:activemq-client | 5.14.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×2
- Nuclei detection template ×1
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×8
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2017-06-29 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2015-08-17 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/multi/http/apache_activemq_upload_jspActiveMQ web shell uploadexploit | 2016-06-01 |
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2016-3088 | — |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:15 | 2020-07-31 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2020-12-24 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:5 | 2021-03-11 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2021-03-12 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:4 | 2021-07-03 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:18 | 2022-04-02 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2025-06-16 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:83 | 2026-04-20 |
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-290 d
- Metasploit-1 d
- Published
- CISA KEV+2079 d
- TodaySep 29, 2026+3772 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-434 · Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-3088-announcement.txt
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035951
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-356
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-357
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/f956ea38e4da2e2c1e7131e6f91e41754852f5a4861d1a14ca5ca78a%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3088
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.