CVE-2026-42253

Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Web: HTTP Response Header Injection via JMS Message Properties

State: Published
Severity: 6.1 Medium
Published: Jun 1, 2026
Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Reserved: Apr 25, 2026

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Web.

The MessageServlet in the ActiveMQ web console API copies every JMS message property into an HTTP response header without any validation. This can allow overwriting and injecting security headers by setting them on JMS messages that are returned by the servlet.

This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ: before 5.19.7, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.6; Apache ActiveMQ Web: before 5.19.7, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.6.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.19.7 or 6.2.6, which fixes the issue. The MessageServlet has now been deprecated and disabled by default.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	6.1 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Apache ActiveMQApache Software Foundation	before 5.19.7Affected 6.0.0 to before 6.2.6Affected
Apache ActiveMQ WebApache Software Foundation	before 5.19.7Affected 6.0.0 to before 6.2.6Affected

References

Every record here comes from the CVE Program’s CVE List. © 1999–2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. The records are reproduced under the CVE Program terms of use.