7.5high
CVE-2016-6796
Apache Tomcat vulnerable to SecurityManager bypass
Also known as GHSA-3mjp-p938-4329
Published 9 y ago · modified 29 d ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
8.3%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
A malicious web application running on Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9, 8.5.0 to 8.5.4, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36, 7.0.0 to 7.0.70 and 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via manipulation of the configuration parameters for the JSP Servlet.
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 29 d ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
8.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >=9.0.0.M1, <9.0.0.M10 >=8.5.0, <8.5.5 >=8.0.0.RC1, <8.0.37 >=7.0.0, <7.0.71 >=6.0.0, <6.0.46 | 9.0.0.M10 8.5.5 8.0.37 7.0.71 6.0.46 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat
References
- access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1548 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/5a2105a56b2495ab70fa568f06925bd861f0d71ffab4fb38bb4fdc45%40%3Cannounce.tomcat · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1549 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/93944 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1552 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1038757 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1037141 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:2247 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-1551.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:0455 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1550 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3720 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:0456 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apac · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apac · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apac · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apac · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apac · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apac · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apac · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apac · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apac · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apac · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apac · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apa · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apa · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apa · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- usn.ubuntu.com /4557-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
- security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20180605-0001/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- oracle.com /security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6796 · advisory
- github.com /apache/tomcat/commit/f603f2f4595073f9490e01699d2083112a7c09a7 · web
- github.com /apache/tomcat/commit/f97769f50ee2613e1bf27107a01d48907fd993ac · web
- github.com /apache/tomcat/commit/ffa0346fba2946401630291b642f1cff66d6a2be · web
- github.com /apache/tomcat80/commit/d98fa92b9dfc90fe1ffdaa3cce1be3be84532260 · web
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache · web
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache · web
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache · web
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache · web
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache · web
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apach · web
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b@%3Cdev.tomcat.apach · web
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apach · web
- security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20180605-0001 · web
- usn.ubuntu.com /4557-1 · web
- web.archive.org /web/20161029105733/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93944 · web
- web.archive.org /web/20161103080055/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037141 · web
- web.archive.org /web/20171012232225/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038757 · web
- github.com /apache/tomcat · package
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache · web
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache · web
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache · web
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-6796
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-3mjp-p938-4329
- NVD: CVE-2016-6796
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