Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat

CVE-2016-6796

A malicious web application running on 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 was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via manipulation of the configuration param…

EPSS: 0.006 (70.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6796?
CVE-2016-6796 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-6796?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-6796 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.