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 web applications.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.103 (95.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.103 · newest: 0.103 · change: 0.000
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 Linux — versions 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1548 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1549 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93942 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1552 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038757 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2247 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1551.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/9b3a63a20c87179815fdea14f6766853bafe79a0042dc0b4aa… (mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037142 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html (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.