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CVE-2023-46604

CRITICAL
Published 2023-10-27T14:59:31.046Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
10.0
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.944
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 94.4% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 1.000
Higher than 100.0% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

The Java OpenWire protocol marshaller is vulnerable to Remote Code
Execution. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker with network
access to either a Java-based OpenWire broker or client to run arbitrary
shell commands by manipulating serialized class types in the OpenWire
protocol to cause either the client or the broker (respectively) to
instantiate any class on the classpath.

Users are recommended to upgrade
both brokers and clients to version 5.15.16, 5.16.7, 5.17.6, or 5.18.3
which fixes this issue.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

Hackers deploy DripDropper via Apache ActiveMQ flaw, patch systems to evade detection

Hackers exploit Apache ActiveMQ flaw to install DripDropper on Linux, then patch it to block rivals and hide their tracks. Red Canary researchers observed attackers exploit a 2-year-old Apache ActiveMQ vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-46604 (CVSS score of 1…

Securityaffairs.com 2025-08-21 16:30

Affected Products

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This vulnerability is actively being exploited in the wild

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Remediation Status

Overdue

Due Date

November 23, 2023

Added to KEV

November 2, 2023

Required Action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Affected Product

Vendor/Project: Apache
Product: ActiveMQ

Ransomware Risk

Known Ransomware Use
KEV Catalog Version: 2025.01.24 Released: January 24, 2025

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

✓ GitHub Reviewed CRITICAL

Apache ActiveMQ is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution

GHSA-crg9-44h2-xw35

Advisory Details

Apache ActiveMQ is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution.The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker with network access to a broker to run arbitrary shell commands by manipulating serialized class types in the OpenWire protocol to cause the broker to instantiate any class on the classpath.  Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.15.16, 5.16.7, 5.17.6, or 5.18.3, which fixes this issue.

Affected Packages

Maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-client
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 <5.15.16
Maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-client
ECOSYSTEM: ≥5.16.0 <5.16.7
Maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-client
ECOSYSTEM: ≥5.17.0 <5.17.6
Maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-client
ECOSYSTEM: ≥5.18.0 <5.18.3
Maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-openwire-legacy
ECOSYSTEM: ≥5.8.0 <5.15.16
Maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-openwire-legacy
ECOSYSTEM: ≥5.16.0 <5.16.7
Maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-openwire-legacy
ECOSYSTEM: ≥5.17.0 <5.17.6
Maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-openwire-legacy
ECOSYSTEM: ≥5.18.0 <5.18.3

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

9.0

CVSS Vector

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

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: October 27, 2023, Modified: February 13, 2025

Social Media Intelligence

Real-time discussions and threat intelligence from social platforms

5 posts
Reddit 2 weeks, 5 days ago
pentest-tools
Exploit PoC

🧨 Another week, another “old” vuln under active exploitation: CVE-2023-46604 in Apache ActiveMQ isn’t new - but attackers still use it to get RCE through a single, unauthenticated request. If you’re in charge of vulnerability monitoring or reporting, here’s the frustrating part: 🚩 The vuln looks patched in some setups …

2
2.0
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Reddit 3 weeks, 3 days ago
crstux
Exploit

🔥 Top 10 Trending CVEs (22/08/2025) Here’s a quick breakdown of the 10 most interesting vulnerabilities trending today: **1. [CVE-2025-54336](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54336)** - 📝 In Plesk Obsidian 18.0.70, _isAdminPasswordValid uses an == comparison. Thus, if the correct password is 0e followed by any digit string, then an attacker can login with any …

1
1.0
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Reddit 3 weeks, 4 days ago
crstux
Exploit

🔥 Top 10 Trending CVEs (21/08/2025) Here’s a quick breakdown of the 10 most interesting vulnerabilities trending today: **1. [CVE-2025-43300](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43300)** - 📝 An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.7.8, macOS Ventura 13.7.8, iPadOS 17.7.10, macOS Sequoia 15.6.1, iOS 18.6.2 …

2
2.0
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Reddit 3 weeks, 5 days ago
crstux
Exploit

🔥 Top 10 Trending CVEs (20/08/2025) Here’s a quick breakdown of the 10 most interesting vulnerabilities trending today: **1. [CVE-2025-55346](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55346)** - 📝 User-controlled input flows to an unsafe implementation of a dynamic Function constructor, allowing network attackers to run arbitrary unsandboxed JS code in the context of the host, by …

2
2.0
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Reddit 3 weeks, 5 days ago
digicat

Patching for persistence: How DripDropper Linux malware moves through the cloud - " an adversary exploiting CVE-2023-46604 in Apache ActiveMQ to gain persistent access on cloud Linux systems, patching the exploited vulnerability after securing initial access to secure their foothold"

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Published: 2023-10-27T14:59:31.046Z
Last Modified: 2025-07-28T19:43:48.651Z
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