CVE-2016-6796
Apache Tomcat vulnerable to SecurityManager bypass
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.62%
Description
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 parameters for the JSP Servlet.
How to fix CVE-2016-6796
To remediate CVE-2016-6796, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 9.0.0.M10 or later
Is CVE-2016-6796 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.0.M10
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |