CVE-2015-7559

It was found that the Apache ActiveMQ client before 5.14.5 exposed a remote shutdown command in the ActiveMQConnection class. An attacker logged into a compromised broker could use this flaw to achieve denial of service on a connected client.

Published: 2019-08-01 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-7559 is rated Low Risk (39.9/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.97%). EPSS rose +1.85% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-7559

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 2026-06-15 0.11% 1.97% +1.85%
2 2025-08-31 0.18% 0.11% -0.07%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.18% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-7559

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.7 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 1.2 1.4 [email protected]
2.7 3.0 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 1.2 1.4 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-7559

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2015-7559

GHSA-jvpp-hxjj-5ccc · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Input Validation and Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Apache ActiveMQ

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-7559

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2015-7559 not yet assigned 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-2015-7559
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7559
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-7559 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (activemq), 20 status rows across 20 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 14, ignored 3, released 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7559

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-7559

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache activemq < 5.14.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache activemq >= 5.15.0, < 5.15.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_a-mq 6.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_a-mq:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_a-mq 6.3 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_a-mq:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_fuse 6.3 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_fuse:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-7559

URL Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2015-7559 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-6470 Patch Vendor Advisory
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