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CVE-2016-6796

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Date: August 10, 2017

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.

Language: Java

Severity Score

7.5

Related Resources (59)

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6796

Url: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4557-1/

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://github.com/apache/tomcat

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038757

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93944

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037141

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://web.archive.org/web/20171012232225/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038757

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/f603f2f4595073f9490e01699d2083112a7c09a7

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://github.com/apache/tomcat80/commit/d98fa92b9dfc90fe1ffdaa3cce1be3be84532260

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1550

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1552

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2247

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1549

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1548

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5a2105a56b2495ab70fa568f06925bd861f0d71ffab4fb38bb4fdc45@%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/ffa0346fba2946401630291b642f1cff66d6a2be

Url: https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/f97769f50ee2613e1bf27107a01d48907fd993ac

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4557-1

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6796

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3720

Url: https://web.archive.org/web/20161103080055/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037141

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1551.html

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180605-0001

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180605-0001/

Url: https://web.archive.org/web/20161029105733/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93944

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5a2105a56b2495ab70fa568f06925bd861f0d71ffab4fb38bb4fdc45%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-6796

Severity Score

7.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Security Features

CWE-254

Insufficient Information

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Top Fix

Upgrade Version

Upgrade to version org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-jasper:9.0.0.M10,8.5.5,8.0.37,7.0.72,org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina:9.0.0.M10,8.5.5,8.0.37,7.0.72,org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper:9.0.0.M10,8.5.5,8.0.37,7.0.72,org.apache.tomcat:catalina:6.0.47,org.apache.tomcat:jasper:6.0.47

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.5
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	5.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	NONE
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CVE-2016-6796

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Date: August 10, 2017

Language: Java

Severity Score

Related Resources (59)

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

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CVSS v3.1

CVSS v2

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