# CVE-2016-3088: Apache ActiveMQ Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

> CVE-2016-3088: Apache ActiveMQ Improper Input Validation Vulnerability. CVSS 9.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2016-3088
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:55:51Z

- Published: 2016-06-01 20:00 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:55 UTC · Assigner: redhat
- CVSS: 9.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Critical · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 98.5%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-02-10, federal due date 2022-08-10, ransomware use: Unknown

## 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.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Apache: ActiveMQ

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3088)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3088)
- [http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-3088-announcement.txt](http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-3088-announcement.txt)
- [http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html](http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html)
- [https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E](https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%2540%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E)
- [https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f956ea38e4da2e2c1e7131e6f91e41754852f5a4861d1a14ca5ca78a%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E](https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f956ea38e4da2e2c1e7131e6f91e41754852f5a4861d1a14ca5ca78a%2540%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E)
- [https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E](https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6d03e45b81eab03580cf7f8bb51cb3e9a1b10a2cc0c6a2d3cc92ed0c%2540%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E)
- [https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42283/](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42283/)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035951](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035951)
- [http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-356](http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-356)
- [http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-357](http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-357)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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