CVE-2014-3600

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache ActiveMQ

9.8 CriticalFix available

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.10.1 allows remote consumers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving an XPath based selector when dequeuing XML messages.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

8.18%Up 6.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2014-3600
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-3600
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-2450 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-2450
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4vhf-2hv7-8mrx 9.8

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache ActiveMQ

Record: GHSA-4vhf-2hv7-8mrx
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.8

Record: CVE-2014-3600
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-3600 9.8

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3600
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-4vhf-2hv7-8mrx 9.8

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache ActiveMQ

Record: GHSA-4vhf-2hv7-8mrx
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-3600 9.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3600
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apache activemq

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.apache.activemq:activemq-client` Maven	5.0.0 up to 5.10.1	5.10.1
`org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker` Maven	5.0.0 up to 5.10.1	5.10.1
`activemq` Debian:12	before 5.6.0+dfsg1-4	5.6.0+dfsg1-4
`activemq` Debian:13	before 5.6.0+dfsg1-4	5.6.0+dfsg1-4
`org.apache.activemq:activemq-client` Maven	5.0.0 up to 5.10.1, plus listed versions 5.10.05.8.05.9.05.9.1	5.10.1
`org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker` Maven	5.0.0 up to 5.10.1, plus listed versions 5.10.05.8.05.9.05.9.1	5.10.1
`activemq` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 5.6.0+dfsg-1+deb7u1build0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 5.6.0+dfsg-1	5.6.0+dfsg-1+deb7u1build0.14.04.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-3600 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apache Activemq, published October 27, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.18%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.activemq:activemq-client 5.10.1.

References

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