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CVE-2016-3088

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...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
March 10, 2016
Published Date
June 01, 2016
Last Updated
February 07, 2025
Vendor
Apache Software Foundation
Product
ActiveMQ
Description
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.
Tags
apache cisa nuclei_scanner metasploit_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

9.8 - CRITICAL

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

7.5

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Automatable
Yes
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2025-05-10 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2020-12-24 07:26:00 UTC) Source

References

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-356 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42283/ http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-357 http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-3088-announcement.txt http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035951 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f956ea38e4da2e2c1e7131e6f91e41754852f5a4861d1a14ca5ca78a%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2022-02-10 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/apache_activemq_upload_jsp.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:20 UTC
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2016/CVE-2016-3088.yaml 2025-04-26 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

apache_activemq_upload_jsp

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2016-3088

cl4ym0re/CVE-2016-3088

Type: github • Created: 2021-07-03 10:23:59 UTC • Stars: 3

Apache ActiveMQ PUT RCE Scan

vonderchild/CVE-2016-3088

Type: github • Created: 2021-03-12 17:12:09 UTC • Stars: 0

cyberaguiar/CVE-2016-3088

Type: github • Created: 2021-03-11 05:54:34 UTC • Stars: 5

Apache ActiveMQ Remote Code Execution Exploit

pudiding/CVE-2016-3088

Type: github • Created: 2020-12-24 07:26:00 UTC • Stars: 0

Ma1Dong/ActiveMQ_putshell-CVE-2016-3088

Type: github • Created: 2020-07-31 09:06:15 UTC • Stars: 14

ActiveMQ_putshell直接获取webshell

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Proof of Concept Exploit Available

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Nuclei

  • Detected by Metasploit