Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat
CVE-2016-5018
In 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 a malicious web application was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via a Tomcat utility method that was accessible to…
EPSS: 0.009 (76.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat — versions 9.0.0
- Apache Software Foundation Tomcat — versions 6.0.0 to 6.0.45, 8.5.0 to 8.5.4, 7.0.0 to 7.0.70
- Netapp Oncommand_insight
- Netapp Oncommand_shift
- Netapp Snap_creator_framework
- Oracle Tekelec_platform_distribution
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 16.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_eus — versions 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@apache.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
- security@apache.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
- security@apache.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
- security@apache.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5018?
- CVE-2016-5018 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2017-08-10.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5018?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5018 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.