Security readout for executives and security teams
Apache JMeter 2.x and 3.x can expose a dangerous control channel when Distributed Test mode is used. The RMI connection is unsecured, so someone who can reach it may access the JMeter engine and send unauthorized code. Normal non-distributed use is not described as affected. Exposure is most likely in test or CI environments running JMeter 2.x or 3.x with Distributed Test mode enabled and reachable RMI services. Single-node JMeter use is not identified as affected in the provided sources. Prioritize if older JMeter distributed testing is reachable from shared, corporate, or cloud networks. This is less likely to affect production applications directly, but compromised test infrastructure can expose credentials, pipelines, and internal systems. Mitigation focus: Identify and retire affected JMeter 2.x and 3.x distributed deployments.; Disable Distributed Test/RMI where it is not required.; Restrict network access to JMeter RMI endpoints..
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- https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=62039CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [jmeter-issues] 20190609 [Bug 62039] [CVE-2018-1287 & CVE-2018-1297] Distributed testing : Secure RMI connection by SSL and certificate and bind to host defined "java.rmi.server.hostname" system propertyCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
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