CVE-2016-0782
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Apache ActiveMQ
The administration web console in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.11.4, 5.12.x before 5.12.3, and 5.13.x before 5.13.2 allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and consequently obtain sensitive information from a Java memory dump via vectors related to creating a queue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The administration web console in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.11.4, 5.12.x before 5.12.3, and 5.13.x before 5.13.2 allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and consequently obtain sensitive information from a Java memory dump via vectors related to creating a queue.
- Record
CVE-2016-0782- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The administration web console in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.11.4, 5.12.x before 5.12.3, and 5.13.x before 5.13.2 allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and consequently obtain sensitive information from a Java memory dump via vectors related to creating a queue.
- Record
CVE-2016-0782- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3227 No score
The administration web console in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.11.4, 5.12.x before 5.12.3, and 5.13.x before 5.13.2 allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and consequently obtain sensitive information from a Java memory dump via vectors related to creating a queue.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3227- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8rcq-p4gh-vmj8
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Apache ActiveMQ
The administration web console in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.11.4, 5.12.x before 5.12.3, and 5.13.x before 5.13.2 allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and consequently obtain sensitive information from a Java memory dump via vectors related to creating a queue.
- Record
GHSA-8rcq-p4gh-vmj8- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The administration web console in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.11.4, 5.12.x before 5.12.3, and 5.13.x before 5.13.2 allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and consequently obtain sensitive information from a Java memory dump via vectors related to creating a queue.
- Record
CVE-2016-0782- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-0782
The administration web console in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.11.4, 5.12.x before 5.12.3, and 5.13.x before 5.13.2 allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and consequently obtain sensitive information from a Java memory dump via vectors related to creating a queue.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-0782- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-8rcq-p4gh-vmj8
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Apache ActiveMQ
The administration web console in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.11.4, 5.12.x before 5.12.3, and 5.13.x before 5.13.2 allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and consequently obtain sensitive information from a Java memory dump via vectors related to creating a queue.
- Record
GHSA-8rcq-p4gh-vmj8- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.activemq:activemq-clientMaven |
5.0.0 to 5.11.3 | 5.11.4 |
org.apache.activemq:activemq-clientMaven |
5.12.0 to 5.12.2 | 5.12.3 |
org.apache.activemq:activemq-clientMaven |
5.13.0 to 5.13.1 | 5.13.2 |
activemqDebian:12 |
before 5.13.2+dfsg-1 | 5.13.2+dfsg-1 |
activemqDebian:13 |
before 5.13.2+dfsg-1 | 5.13.2+dfsg-1 |
org.apache.activemq:activemq-clientMaven |
5.0.0 up to 5.11.4, plus listed versions 5.10.05.10.15.10.25.11.05.11.1 Show 5 moreShow less5.11.25.11.35.8.05.9.05.9.1 |
5.11.4 |
org.apache.activemq:activemq-clientMaven |
5.12.0 up to 5.12.3, plus listed versions 5.12.15.12.2 |
5.12.3 |
org.apache.activemq:activemq-clientMaven |
5.13.0 up to 5.13.2, plus listed versions 5.13.1 |
5.13.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-0782 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Apache Activemq, published August 5, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.07%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in org.apache.activemq:activemq-client 5.11.4.
References
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1424
packetstormsecurity.com/files/136215/Apache-ActiveMQ-5.13.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-0782-announcement.txt
securitytracker.com/id/1035328
securityfocus.com/archive/1/537760/100/0/threaded
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317516
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lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0782
github.com/apache/activemq/commit/0c9fdb5b4180c1ae800bbc8bae7a2c0620f6749b
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-0782