The Quarterly Threat Landscape Report is out. See what attackers are targeting now.Read report
Once an user is authenticated on Jolokia, he can potentially trigger arbitrary code execution.
In details, in ActiveMQ configurations, jetty allows org.jolokia.http.AgentServlet to handler request to /api/jolokia
org.jolokia.http.HttpRequestHandler#handlePostRequest is able to create JmxRequest through JSONObject. And calls to org.jolokia.http.HttpRequestHandler#executeRequest.
Into deeper calling stacks, org.jolokia.handler.ExecHandler#doHandleRequest can be invoked through refection. This could lead to RCE through via various mbeans. One example is unrestricted deserialization in jdk.management.jfr.FlightRecorderMXBeanImpl which exists on Java version above 11.
1 Call newRecording.
2 Call setConfiguration. And a webshell data hides in it.
3 Call startRecording.
4 Call copyTo method. The webshell will be written to a .jsp file.
The mitigation is to restrict (by default) the actions authorized on Jolokia, or disable Jolokia. A more restrictive Jolokia configuration has been defined in default ActiveMQ distribution. We encourage users to upgrade to ActiveMQ distributions version including updated Jolokia configuration: 5.16.6, 5.17.4, 5.18.0, 6.0.0.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Activemq | — | Upgrade Apache ActiveMQ to the latest version | Jan 9, 2024 | Nov 28, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade activemq | Oct 28, 2024 | Nov 28, 2023 |
| Red Hat Jboss Eap | — | — | Sep 19, 2024 | Nov 28, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libactivemq-java (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade activemq (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libactivemq-javaUpgrade activemq | Jul 24, 2024 | Nov 28, 2023 |
With curated Threat Intelligence, you can see which vulnerabilities truly put you at risk, prioritize what matters most, and act before attackers do.
Explore Intelligence Hub