Sensitive Info Logging in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis <2.40.0
CVE-2025-27391 Published on April 9, 2025
Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: Passwords leaking from broker properties in the debug log
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis. All the values of the broker properties are logged when the org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.config.impl.ConfigurationImpl logger has the debug level enabled.
This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: from 1.5.1 before 2.40.0. It can be mitigated by restricting log access to only trusted users.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.40.0, which fixes the issue.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-27391 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Artemis:- Version 1.5.1 and below 2.40.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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