GHSA-72m6-23ff-7q26 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Authentication in Apache WSS4J
The LDAPLoginModule implementation in the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.10.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by logging in with an empty password and valid username, which triggers an unauthenticated bind. NOTE: this identifier has been SPLIT per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types. See CVE-2015-6524 for the use of wildcard operators in usernames.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-3612 is rated Moderate Risk (62.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.38%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-16 | 7.80% | 7.38% | -0.42% |
| 2 | 2026-06-15 | 0.70% | 7.80% | +7.09% |
| 3 | 2026-01-15 | — | 0.70% | — |
Full EPSS history (18 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
GHSA-72m6-23ff-7q26 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Authentication in Apache WSS4J
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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low | CVE-2014-3612 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (activemq), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid, trixie): resolved 4. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3612 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3612 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2014-3612 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (activemq), 7 status rows across 7 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 4, released 2, ignored 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3612 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | activemq | 5.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | activemq | 5.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | activemq | 5.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | activemq | 5.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | activemq | 5.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | activemq | 5.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | activemq | 5.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | activemq | 5.4.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | activemq | 5.4.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | activemq | 5.4.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | activemq | 5.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | activemq | 5.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | activemq | 5.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | activemq | 5.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | activemq | 5.8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | activemq | 5.9.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | activemq | 5.9.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | activemq | 5.10.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |