What is CVE-2016-6501?

CVE-2016-6501 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jfrog Artifactory, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-12-09.

How severe is CVE-2016-6501?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-6501 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Jfrog Artifactory

CVE-2016-6501

JFrog Artifactory before 4.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP attribute with a crafted serialized Java object, aka LDAP entry poisoning.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.024 (85.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Jfrog Artifactory
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

PalindromeLabs/Java-Deserialization-CVEs

References

94855 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security-alert@hpe.com (x_refsource_MISC, Not Applicable)
security-alert@hpe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6501?: CVE-2016-6501 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jfrog Artifactory, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-12-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-6501?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-6501 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.