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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-6551 · published 21 April 2013

CVE-2012-6551: Apache activemq vulnerability

Apache · Activemq

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 7.8% · top 5.6% CWE-399 · CWE-399
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
7.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/DISCUSS-ActiveMQ-out-of-the-box-Should-not-include-the-demos-tc4658044.html
http://activemq.apache.org/activemq-580-release.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1029.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59401
https://fisheye6.atlassian.com/changelog/activemq?cs=1404998
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-4124
https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12311210&version=12323282
http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/DISCUSS-ActiveMQ-out-of-the-box-Should-not-include-the-demos-tc4658044.html
http://activemq.apache.org/activemq-580-release.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1029.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59401
https://fisheye6.atlassian.com/changelog/activemq?cs=1404998
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-4124
https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12311210&version=12323282

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-6551), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.