CVE-2016-0734

The web-based administration console in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.13.2 does not send an X-Frame-Options HTTP header, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks via a crafted web page that contains a (1) FRAME or (2) IFRAME element.

Published: 2016-04-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-0734 is rated Moderate Risk (57.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.32%, 94th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-0734

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 8.54% 8.32% -0.22%
2 2026-06-15 2.97% 8.54% +5.57%
3 2025-12-28 — 2.97% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-0734

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.1 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N 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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 2.7 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-0734

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2016-0734

GHSA-w525-w93j-rxgm · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Apache ActiveMQ

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-0734

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2016-0734 unimportant 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-2016-0734
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0734
ubuntu medium CVE-2016-0734 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (activemq), 4 status rows across 4 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, wily): not-affected 2, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0734

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-0734

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache activemq 5.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache activemq 5.10.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache activemq 5.11.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache activemq 5.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache activemq 5.11.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache activemq 5.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache activemq 5.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache activemq 5.12.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache activemq 5.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-0734

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