CVE-2020-10727
nsufficiently Protected Credentials in ActiveMQ Artemis
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.07%
Description
A flaw was found in ActiveMQ Artemis management API from version 2.7.0 up until 2.12.0, where a user inadvertently stores passwords in plaintext in the Artemis shadow file (etc/artemis-users.properties file) when executing the `resetUsers` operation. A local attacker can use this flaw to read the contents of the Artemis shadow file.
How to fix CVE-2020-10727
To remediate CVE-2020-10727, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.13.0 or later
Is CVE-2020-10727 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 2.7.0, < 2.13.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |