Once an user is authenticated on Jolokia, he can potentially trigger arbitrary code execution. In details, in ActiveMQ configurations, jetty allows org.jolokia.http.AgentServlet to handler request to /api/jolokia org.jolokia.http.HttpRequestHandler#handlePostRequest is able to create JmxRequest through JSONObject. And calls to org.jolokia.http.HttpRequestHandler#executeRequest. Into deeper calling stacks, org.jolokia.handler.ExecHandler#doHandleRequest can be invoked through refection. This could lead to RCE through via various mbeans. One example is unrestricted deserialization in jdk.management.jfr.FlightRecorderMXBeanImpl which exists on Java version above 11. 1 Call newRecording. 2 Call setConfiguration. And a webshell data hides in it. 3 Call startRecording. 4 Call copyTo method. The webshell will be written to a .jsp file. The mitigation is to restrict (by default) the actions authorized on Jolokia, or disable Jolokia. A more restrictive Jolokia configuration has been defined in default ActiveMQ distribution. We encourage users to upgrade to ActiveMQ distributions version including updated Jolokia configuration: 5.16.6, 5.17.4, 5.18.0, 6.0.0.

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3936 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3936-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/               Santiago Ruano Rincn     October 25, 2024                              https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : activemq     Version        : 5.16.1-1+deb11u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2022-41678 CVE-2023-46604     Debian Bug     : 1054909

    Two vulnerabilities were found in Apache ActiveMQ, a Java-based message broker.

    CVE-2022-41678

        Deserialization vulnerability on Jolokia that allows authenticated users to         perform arbitrary code execution.

    CVE-2023-46604

        The Java OpenWire protocol marshaller is vulnerable to arbitrary code         execution. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker with network         access to run arbitrary shell commands by manipulating serialized class         types in either a Java-based OpenWire broker or client.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version     5.16.1-1+deb11u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your activemq packages.

    For the detailed security status of activemq please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/activemq

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS     Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6910-1 advisory.

    Chess Hazlett discovered that Apache ActiveMQ incorrectly handled certain commands. A remote attacker     could possibly use this issue to terminate the program, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only     affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-7559)

    Peter Stckli discovered that Apache ActiveMQ incorrectly handled hostname verification. A remote     attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a person-in-the-middle attack. This issue only affected     Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-11775)

    Jonathan Gallimore and Colm  higeartaigh discovered that Apache ActiveMQ incorrectly handled     authentication in certain functions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a person-     in-the-middle attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
    (CVE-2020-13920)

    Gregor Tudan discovered that Apache ActiveMQ incorrectly handled LDAP authentication. A remote attacker     could possibly use this issue to acquire unauthenticated access. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04     LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-26117)

    It was discovered that Apache ActiveMQ incorrectly handled authentication. A remote attacker could     possibly use this issue to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-41678)

    It was discovered that Apache ActiveMQ incorrectly handled deserialization. A remote attacker could     possibly use this issue to run arbitrary shell commands. (CVE-2023-46604)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
209676	Debian dla-3936 : activemq - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
203693	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Apache ActiveMQ vulnerabilities (USN-6910-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical

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