CVE-2016-3088

Exp

The Fileserver web application in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.14.0 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via an HTTP PUT followed by an HTTP MOVE request.

Published: 2016-06-01 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-3088 is rated Critical Active Threat (100/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 98.52%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-02-10) affecting Apache / ActiveMQ. a weakness (CWE-434) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. EPSS rose +4.24% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2016-3088

Name: Apache ActiveMQ Improper Input Validation Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2022-02-10

Action due: 2022-08-10

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2016-3088

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
42283 exploit_db edb 2017-06-29 Exploit-DB ↗
40857 exploit_db edb 2015-08-17 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-3088

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 94.28% 98.52% +4.24%
2 2026-05-22 94.23% 94.28% +0.06%
3 2026-04-21 — 94.23% —

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-3088

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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: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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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: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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-3088

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2016-3088

GHSA-rxqh-fc23-gxp2 · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Input Validation in Apache ActiveMQ

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-3088

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2016-3088 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-2016-3088
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3088
ubuntu medium CVE-2016-3088 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (activemq), 17 status rows across 17 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, precise, trusty, upstream, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 9, ignored 6, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3088

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-3088

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache activemq >= 5.0.0, < 5.14.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-3088

URL Tags
http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-3088-announcement.txt Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035951 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-356 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-357 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f956ea38e4da2e2c1e7131e6f91e41754852f5a4861d1a14ca5ca78a%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E Issue Tracking Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42283/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3088 US Government Resource
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