Vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_application_server
CVE-2016-9879
An issue was discovered in Pivotal Spring Security before 3.2.10, 4.1.x before 4.1.4, and 4.2.x before 4.2.1. Spring Security does not consider URL path parameters when processing security constraints. By adding a URL path parameter with a…
EPSS: 0.003 (55.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Ibm Websphere_application_server — versions 8.5.0.0, 8.5.0.1, 8.5.0.2
- Vmware Spring_security — versions 3.2.0, 3.2.1, 3.2.2
- N/a Pivotal Spring Security Before 3.2.10, 4.1.x 4.1.4, And 4.2.x 4.2.1 — versions Pivotal Spring Security before 3.2.10, 4.1.x before 4.1.4, and 4.2.x before 4.2.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- RHSA-2017:1832 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- 95142 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9879?
- CVE-2016-9879 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_application_server, classified under CWE-417. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-01-06.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9879?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-9879 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.