Is CVE-2016-3088 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2016-3088 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2022-02-10.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-3088?

CVE-2016-3088 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-3088?

CVE-2016-3088 has an EPSS score of 98.52% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3088?

Upgrade activemq on debian 11 to 5.14.0+dfsg-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-3088

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-434Unrestricted File Upload

How to fix

Remediation Available

activemqDebian

Fixed in:5.14.0+dfsg-1CVE-2016-3088

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

98.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Apache ActiveMQ Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

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

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-08-10

References

Patch1

lists.apache.org

Exploit1

exploit-db.com

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory4

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Issue Tracking1

lists.apache.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-434 (Unrestricted File Upload) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12617	High	8.1	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2018-15961	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2021-31207	Medium	6.6	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-12615	High	8.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2025-31324	Critical	10.0	99%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-50623	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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