The default configuration of Apache ActiveMQ before 5.8.0 enables a sample web application, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (broker resource consumption) via HTTP requests.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6551
• https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-4124
• https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12311210&version=12323282
• http://activemq.apache.org/activemq-580-release.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1029.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20130916074709/http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/DISCUSS-ActiveMQ-out-of-the-box-Should-not-include-the-demos-tc4658044.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20200228042520/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59401
• apache/activemq@22bc55b
• apache/activemq@437ea2f
• apache/activemq@ced33d2
• https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-5033