CVE-2016-3088The 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.
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Feb 10, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Aug 10, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-434
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Feb 10, 2022; federal remediation due Aug 10, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 98.52% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- redhat
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
apache activemq apache:activemq | from 5.0.0 before 5.14.0 | NVD |
References
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-356x-refsource-misc, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42283/exploit, x-refsource-exploit-db, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-357x-refsource-misc, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-3088-announcement.txtx-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035951vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3Emailing-list, x-refsource-mlist, patch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f956ea38e4da2e2c1e7131e6f91e41754852f5a4861d1a14ca5ca78a%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3Emailing-list, x-refsource-mlist, issue-tracking
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3Emailing-list, x-refsource-mlist, vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3088us-government-resource
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