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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-13932 · published 20 July 2020

CVE-2020-13932: Apache artemis cross-site scripting vulnerability

Apache · Artemis

In Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 2.5.0 to 2.13.0, a specially crafted MQTT packet which has an XSS payload as client-id or topic name can exploit this vulnerability. The XSS payload is being injected into the admin console's browser. The XSS payload is triggered in the diagram plugin; queue node and the info section.

6.1 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 4.3% · top 9.1% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.3
4.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 2.5.0 to 2.13.0, a specially crafted MQTT packet which has an XSS payload as client-id or topic name can exploit this vulnerability. The XSS payload is being injected into the admin console's browser. The XSS payload is triggered in the diagram plugin; queue node and the info section.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-13932-announcement.txt Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7fcedcc89e5f296b174d6b8c1438c607c30d809c04292e5732d6e4eb%40%3Cusers.activemq.apach
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb2fd3bf2dce042e0ab3f3c94c4767c96bb2e7e6737624d63162df36d%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apa
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc96ad63f148f784c84ea7f0a178c84a8985c6afccabbcd9847a82088%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apa
https://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-13932-announcement.txt Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7fcedcc89e5f296b174d6b8c1438c607c30d809c04292e5732d6e4eb%40%3Cusers.activemq.apach
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb2fd3bf2dce042e0ab3f3c94c4767c96bb2e7e6737624d63162df36d%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apa
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc96ad63f148f784c84ea7f0a178c84a8985c6afccabbcd9847a82088%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apa

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-13932), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.