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CVE-2016-4978· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

The getObject method of the javax.jms.ObjectMessage class in the (1) JMS Core client, (2) Artemis broker, and (3) Artemis REST component in

The getObject method of the javax.jms.ObjectMessage class in the (1) JMS Core client, (2) Artemis broker, and (3) Artemis REST component in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis before 1.4.0 might allow remote authenticated users with permission to send messages to the Artemis broker to deserialize arbitrary objects and execute arbitrary code by leveraging gadget classes being present on the Artemis classpath.

HighCVSS 7.2 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Sep 27, 2016
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
6.9% · 94th percentile
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CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
2 / 30 · 6.9%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
apacheartemis
redhatjboss enterprise application platform
redhatenterprise linux server

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apache artemisbefore 1.4.0
  • redhat jboss enterprise application platform6.0.0
  • redhat jboss enterprise application platform6.4.0
  • redhat jboss enterprise application platform7.0.0
  • redhat jboss enterprise application platform7.1.0

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Mavenorg.apache.activemq:artemis-pombefore 1.4.01.4.0
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5codehaus-jacksonbefore 0:1.9.9-12.redhat_6.1.ep6.el50:1.9.9-12.redhat_6.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5codehaus-jackson-core-aslbefore 0:1.9.9-12.redhat_6.1.ep6.el50:1.9.9-12.redhat_6.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5codehaus-jackson-jaxrsbefore 0:1.9.9-12.redhat_6.1.ep6.el50:1.9.9-12.redhat_6.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5codehaus-jackson-mapper-aslbefore 0:1.9.9-12.redhat_6.1.ep6.el50:1.9.9-12.redhat_6.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5codehaus-jackson-xcbefore 0:1.9.9-12.redhat_6.1.ep6.el50:1.9.9-12.redhat_6.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5hornetqbefore 0:2.3.25-26.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:2.3.25-26.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-appclientbefore 0:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-clibefore 0:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-client-allbefore 0:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-clusteringbefore 0:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-cmpbefore 0:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-configadminbefore 0:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-connectorbefore 0:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-controllerbefore 0:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-controller-clientbefore 0:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-core-securitybefore 0:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-deployment-repositorybefore 0:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-deployment-scannerbefore 0:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-domain-httpbefore 0:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-domain-managementbefore 0:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-eebefore 0:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-ee-deploymentbefore 0:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5jboss-as-ejb3before 0:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el50:7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5

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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 / packageFixed versionSource
Maven:org.apache.activemq:artemis-pom1.4.0Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis0:1.1.0-18.SP21_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-cli0:1.1.0-18.SP21_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-commons0:1.1.0-18.SP21_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-core-client0:1.1.0-18.SP21_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-dto0:1.1.0-18.SP21_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-hornetq-protocol0:1.1.0-18.SP21_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-hqclient-protocol0:1.1.0-18.SP21_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-jms-client0:1.1.0-18.SP21_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-jms-server0:1.1.0-18.SP21_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-journal0:1.1.0-18.SP21_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-native0:1.1.0-18.SP21_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:eap7-activemq-artemis-ra0:1.1.0-18.SP21_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7::el6Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

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.
  • Administrator privileges are 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
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

Data received over the network is deserialized into the language’s native object format without verifying its source. Code paths inside the object can be triggered during deserialization.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

python
payload = sock.recv(65536)job = pickle.loads(payload)

Fixed

python
payload = sock.recv(65536)if not hmac.compare_digest(sign(payload), header_sig):    raise PermissionError("invalid signature")job = JobSchema.validate(json.loads(payload))

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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