Description
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Web.
An authenticated attacker can show malicious content when browsing queues in the web console by overriding the content type to be HTML (instead of XML) and by injecting HTML into a JMS selector field.
This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5; Apache ActiveMQ Web: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.5 or 5.19.6, which fixes the issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache ActiveMQ | < 5.19.6, 6.0.0 – < 6.2.5 | 5.19.6 |
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache ActiveMQ Web | < 5.19.6, 6.0.0 – < 6.2.5 | 5.19.6 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 13 | activemq | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | activemq | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | activemq | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | activemq | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | activemq | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | activemq | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | activemq | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | activemq | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | activemq | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | activemq | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.activemq:activemq-all | < 5.19.6 | 5.19.6 | GHSA-2jp3-2923-9h52 |
| Maven | org.apache.activemq:activemq-all | >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.5 | 6.2.5 | GHSA-2jp3-2923-9h52 |
| Maven | org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker | < 5.19.6 | 5.19.6 | GHSA-2jp3-2923-9h52 |
| Maven | org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker | >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.5 | 6.2.5 | GHSA-2jp3-2923-9h52 |
| Maven | org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq | < 5.19.6 | 5.19.6 | GHSA-2jp3-2923-9h52 |
| Maven | org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq | >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.5 | 6.2.5 | GHSA-2jp3-2923-9h52 |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2026-3043 IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 17, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-1258 Apache ActiveMQ: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 13, 2026