CVE-2025-27427: Artemis server Apache ActiveMQ Artemis User Without Vulnerability
LOWCVE-2025-27427 is a LOW (CVSS 4.3) apache activemq artemis user without vulnerability (CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization) affecting Artemis server libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves apache activemq artemis user without create address permissions can modify address routing-type. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 2.40.0.
CVE-2025-27427 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 4.3
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2025-27427
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Artemis server dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.activemq</groupId>
<artifactId>artemis-server</artifactId>
<version>2.40.0</version>
</dependency>Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.apache.activemqHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2025-27427, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.apache.activemqAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Artemis server in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 2.40.0), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.apache.activemq command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization, where the product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. In Artemis server, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2025-27427 Affected Artemis server Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.apache.activemq:artemis-server
|
Maven |
≥ 2.0.0
< 2.40.0
|
2.40.0
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-3w85-5p9g-h334",
"modified" : "2025-07-15T00:27:00Z",
"published" : "2025-04-01T09:30:19Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2025-27427" ],
"summary" : "Apache ActiveMQ Artemis User Without Create Address Permissions can Modify Address Routing-Type",
"details" : "A vulnerability exists in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis whereby a user with the createDurableQueue or createNonDurableQueue permission on an address can augment the routing-type supported by that address even if said user doesn't have the createAddress permission for that particular address. When combined with the send permission and automatic queue creation a user could successfully send a message with a routing-type not supported by the address when that message should actually be rejected on the basis that the user doesn't have permission to change the routing-type of the address.\n\nThis issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Artemis from 2.0.0 through 2.39.0.\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 2.40.0 which fixes the issue.",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"
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"type" : "CVSS_V4",
"score" : "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X"
} ],
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},
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"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27427"
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"url" : "https://github.com/apache/activemq-artemis/commit/2216a75a57f098295abb283d556c8b8bda91324d"
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"url" : "https://github.com/apache/activemq-artemis/commit/6ab458015689303db8878941abe1bc973299fc2e"
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}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARTEMIS-5346"
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"url" : "https://lists.apache.org/thread/8dzlm2vkqphyrnkrby8r8kzndsm5o6x8"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/31/1"
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"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-863" ],
"severity" : "LOW",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2025-04-01T18:04:06Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2025-04-01T08:15:13Z"
}
}