CVE-2020-13947
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Apache ActiveMQ
An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the message.jsp page of Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.15.12 through 5.16.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the message.jsp page of Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.15.12 through 5.16.0.
- Record
CVE-2020-13947- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the message.jsp page of Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.15.12 through 5.16.0.
- Record
CVE-2020-13947- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0856 No score
An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the message.jsp page of Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.15.12 through 5.16.0.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0856- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-66gw-ch5v-74v8
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Apache ActiveMQ
An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the message.jsp page of Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.15.12 through 5.16.0.
- Record
GHSA-66gw-ch5v-74v8- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the message.jsp page of Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.15.12 through 5.16.0.
- Record
CVE-2020-13947- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-13947
An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the message.jsp page of Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.15.12 through 5.16.0.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13947- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-66gw-ch5v-74v8
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Apache ActiveMQ
An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the message.jsp page of Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.15.12 through 5.16.0.
- Record
GHSA-66gw-ch5v-74v8- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-13947
An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the message.jsp page of Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.15.12 through 5.16.0.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13947- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-activemq-2020-13947 No score
An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the message.jsp page of Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.15.12 through 5.16.0.
- Record
BIT-activemq-2020-13947- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.activemq:activemq-parentMaven |
5.16.0 up to 5.16.1 | 5.16.1 |
org.apache.activemq:activemq-parentMaven |
before 5.15.14 | 5.15.14 |
activemqBitnami |
before 5.15.14, 5.16.0 up to 5.16.1 | 5.15.145.16.1 |
activemqDebian:12 |
before 5.16.1-1 | 5.16.1-1 |
activemqDebian:13 |
before 5.16.1-1 | 5.16.1-1 |
org.apache.activemq:activemq-parentMaven |
before 5.15.14, plus listed versions 4.1.14.1.25.0.05.1.05.10.0 Show 45 moreShow less5.10.15.10.25.11.05.11.15.11.25.11.35.11.45.12.05.12.15.12.25.12.35.13.05.13.15.13.25.13.35.13.45.13.55.14.05.14.15.14.25.14.35.14.45.14.55.15.05.15.15.15.105.15.115.15.125.15.135.15.25.15.35.15.45.15.55.15.65.15.75.15.85.15.95.2.05.3.05.3.15.3.25.4.05.4.15.4.25.4.3 |
5.15.14 |
activemqUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.6.0+dfsg1-4+deb8u1ubuntu15.6.0+dfsg1-55.13.2+dfsg-25.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
activemqUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.14.5-35.15.2-25.15.3-25.15.8-2~18.045.15.8-2~18.04.1~esm1 |
None known |
activemqUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.15.10-15.15.11-15.15.11-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
activemqUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.16.1-15.16.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm15.16.1-1ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
activemqUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.17.2+dfsg-25.17.6+dfsg-1 |
None known |
activemqUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.17.6+dfsg-15.17.6+dfsg-2 |
None known |
activemqUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.17.6+dfsg-25.17.6+dfsg-2ubuntu1 |
None known |
activemqUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.17.6+dfsg-2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-13947 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Apache Activemq, published February 8, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 79.2%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.activemq:activemq-parent 5.16.1.
References
activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-13947-announcement.txt
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r021c490028f61c8b6f7e38efb98e61693b0cbb6b99b02238c6fc7d66%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13947
github.com/apache/activemq/commit/177eb71c52069712bcc9fe14c70e079cc2671a80
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-13947
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13947
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13947
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