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CVE-2012-6092

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the web demos in Apache ActiveMQ before 5.8.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the refresh parameter to PortfolioPublishServlet.java (aka demo/portfolioPublish or Market Data Publisher), or vectors involving (2) debug logs or (3) subscribe messages in webapp/websocket/chat.js. NOTE: AMQ-4124 is covered by CVE-2012-6551.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-6092 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from apache organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-04-21T21:55:01.083

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	apache	activemq	≤ 5.7.0	Yes
Application	apache	activemq	4.0	Yes
Application	apache	activemq	4.0	Yes
Application	apache	activemq	4.0	Yes
Application	apache	activemq	4.0.1	Yes
Application	apache	activemq	4.0.2	Yes
Application	apache	activemq	4.1.0	Yes
Application	apache	activemq	4.1.1	Yes
Application	apache	activemq	5.0.0	Yes
Application	apache	activemq	5.1.0	Yes
Application	apache	activemq	5.2.0	Yes
Application	apache	activemq	5.3.0	Yes
Application	apache	activemq	5.3.1	Yes
Application	apache	activemq	5.3.2	Yes
Application	apache	activemq	5.4.0	Yes
Application	apache	activemq	5.4.1	Yes
Application	apache	activemq	5.4.2	Yes
Application	apache	activemq	5.5.0	Yes
Application	apache	activemq	5.5.1	Yes
Application	apache	activemq	5.6.0	Yes

References

http://activemq.apache.org/activemq-580-release.html ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1029.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59400 ([email protected])
https://fisheye6.atlassian.com/changelog/activemq?cs=1399577 ([email protected])
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-4115 ([email protected])
https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12311210&version=12323282 ([email protected])
http://activemq.apache.org/activemq-580-release.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1029.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59400 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://fisheye6.atlassian.com/changelog/activemq?cs=1399577 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-4115 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12311210&version=12323282 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apache's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.