Sensitive information in log files in broker
Priority LOW 20CWE-532Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-532.
Summary
A flaw was found in the AMQ Broker that discloses JDBC encrypted usernames and passwords when provided in the AMQ Broker application logfile when using the jdbc persistence functionality. Versions shipped in Red Hat AMQ 7 are vulnerable.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00286 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | broker | as shipped in Red Hat AMQ 7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- broker Vendor— Affected as shipped in Red Hat AMQ 7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2021:3700 Released 2021-09-30 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat AMQ Broker 7.9.0 release and security update
- Red Hat AMQ 7.9.0
- RHSA-2021:2689 Released 2021-07-12 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat AMQ Broker 7.8.2 release and security update
- Red Hat AMQ 7.8.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat AMQ 7.8.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2689 |
| Red Hat AMQ 7.9.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:3700 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3425
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4h8h-q487-wmvf
References
More Red Hat Jboss A-mq vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-06239 Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.x; BPM Suite (BPMS) 6.x; BRMS 6.x and 5.x; Data Grid (JDG) 6.x; Data… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-02983 Deserialization of untrusted data in JMSAppender in Apache Log4j 1.2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-04351 Console: HTTPOnly and Secure attributes not set on cookies in Red Hat AMQ. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-07110 Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache Karaf CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-01561 Improper certificate validation in Keycloak CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-3425 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-3425 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4h8h-q487-wmvf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-3425 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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