GHSA-hf52-78x8-6w3w
MEDIUMGHSA-hf52-78x8-6w3w is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.9) CWE-1230 vulnerability in org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-hf52-78x8-6w3w is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All have an Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Metadata vulnerability
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-hf52-78x8-6w3w.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-hf52-78x8-6w3w plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 366,298 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq☕org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq☕org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker☕org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker☕org.apache.activemq:activemq-all☕org.apache.activemq:activemq-allReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Metadata vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All.
Brokers that are configured with a network connector with syncDurableSubs set to true, are vulnerable to an unauthenticated attacker who can receive a list of all durable topic subscriptions in the broker, including client identifiers, subscription names, topic destinations, and JMS selector expressions, by sending a BrokerInfo command. The broker incorrectly responds without first ensuring the connection is authenticated.
This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Broker: before 5.19.7, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.6; Apache ActiveMQ: before 5.19.7, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.6; Apache ActiveMQ All: before 5.19.7, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.6.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.6 or 5.19.7, which fixes the issue.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq | all versions | 5.19.7 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq | ≥ 6.0.0&&< 6.2.6 | 6.2.6 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker | all versions | 5.19.7 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker | ≥ 6.0.0&&< 6.2.6 | 6.2.6 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.activemq:activemq-all | all versions | 5.19.7 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.activemq:activemq-all | ≥ 6.0.0&&< 6.2.6 | 6.2.6 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq to 5.19.7 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-hf52-78x8-6w3w is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-hf52-78x8-6w3w is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-hf52-78x8-6w3w. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-hf52-78x8-6w3w in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-hf52-78x8-6w3w across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.