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title: "CVE-2018-8006\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2018-8006

Publication date 10 October 2018

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Negligible**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.1 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-8006?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be
present in the web based administration console on the queue.jsp page of
Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.0.0 to 5.15.5. The root cause of this issue is
improper data filtering of the QueueFilter parameter.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-8006?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| activemq | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Not affected |
| 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-8006?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [sbeattie](https://launchpad.net/~sbeattie)

admin console not enabled in packaging

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| activemq | * Other:   <https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=activemq.git;h=d25de5d> * Other:   <https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=activemq.git;h=d8c80a9> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.1 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Changed |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.1 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8006)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8006)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-8006)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-8006)

### Other references

* <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-6954>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8006>