Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat

CVE-2016-0762

The Realm implementations in Apache Tomcat versions 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 did not process the supplied password if the supplied user name did not exist. This made a t…

EPSS: 0.005 (66.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0762?
CVE-2016-0762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-0762?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-0762 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.