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CVE-2016-0714GHSA-MV42-PX54-87JW

The session-persistence implementation in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 mis

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 9.0.0.M2, 8.0.32, 7.0.70, 6.0.46
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

The session-persistence implementation in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 mishandles session attributes, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a web application that places a crafted object in a session.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven

    From 9.0.0.M1 · fixed in 9.0.0.M2

  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven

    From 8.0.0.RC1 · fixed in 8.0.32

  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven

    From 7.0.0 · fixed in 7.0.70

  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven

    From 6.0.0 · fixed in 6.0.46

References 25

h20566.www2.hpe.com

oracle.com

security.gentoo.org

svn.apache.org

seclists.org

lists.opensuse.org

tomcat.apache.org

ubuntu.com

rhn.redhat.com

debian.org

marc.info

securitytracker.com

access.redhat.com