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CVE-2015-6524

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-6524 describes a vulnerability in the LDAPLoginModule of Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before version 5.10.1, allowing remote attackers to brute-force credentials due to the acceptance of wildcard operators in usernames. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0847 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 23,705 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.activemq:activemq-brokerFixed in: 5.10.2
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.activemq:activemq-jaasFixed in: 5.10.2
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6Fixed in: activemq
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: activemq

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-23cr-5hr4-rgwvmedium

Improper Input Validation in Apache ActiveMQ

May 17, 2022
redhatCVE-2015-6524Moderate

activemq: LDAPLoginModule implementation allows wildcard operators in usernames

Aug 24, 2015

References

activemq.apache.org / security-advisories.data/CVE-2014-3612-announcement.txt
Vendor Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168094.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168651.html
Third Party Advisory