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CVE-2016-5018

tomcat: security manager bypass via IntrospectHelper utility function

Severity Score

9.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

En Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 a 9.0.0.M9, 8.5.0 a 8.5.4, 8.0.0.RC1 a 8.0.36, 7.0.0 a 7.0.70, y 6.0.0 a 6.0.45 una aplicación web maliciosa era capaz de omitir un SecurityManager configurado mediante un método utility Tomcat accesible para las aplicaciones web.

It was discovered that a malicious web application could bypass a configured SecurityManager via a Tomcat utility method that was accessible to web applications.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-05-24 CVE Reserved
  • 2017-01-24 CVE Published
  • 2024-02-04 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-16 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (32)
URL Tag Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93942 Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037142 Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038757 Broken Link
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9b3a63a20c87179815fdea14f6766853bafe79a0042dc0b4aa878a9e%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180605-0001 Third Party Advisory
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Apache
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Tomcat
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>= 6.0.0 <= 6.0.45
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Affected
Apache
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Tomcat
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>= 7.0.0 <= 7.0.70
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-
Affected
Apache
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Tomcat
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>= 8.0 <= 8.0.36
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Affected
Apache
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Tomcat
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>= 8.5.0 <= 8.5.4
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Affected
Apache
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Tomcat
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9.0.0
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milestone1
Affected
Apache
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Tomcat
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9.0.0
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milestone2
Affected
Apache
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Tomcat
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9.0.0
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milestone3
Affected
Apache
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Tomcat
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9.0.0
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milestone4
Affected
Apache
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Tomcat
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9.0.0
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milestone5
Affected
Apache
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Tomcat
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9.0.0
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milestone6
Affected
Apache
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Tomcat
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9.0.0
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milestone7
Affected
Apache
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Tomcat
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9.0.0
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milestone8
Affected
Apache
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Tomcat
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9.0.0
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milestone9
Affected
Netapp
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Oncommand Insight
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--
Affected
Netapp
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Oncommand Shift
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--
Affected
Netapp
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Snap Creator Framework
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--
Affected
Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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16.04
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esm
Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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8.0
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-
Affected
Redhat
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Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
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6.4
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-
Affected
Redhat
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Jboss Enterprise Web Server
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3.0.0
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-
Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Desktop
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7.0
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Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Eus
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7.4
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Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Eus
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7.5
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Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Eus
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7.6
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Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Eus
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7.7
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Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Server
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7.0
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Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Server Aus
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7.4
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Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Server Aus
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7.6
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Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Server Aus
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7.7
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Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Server Tus
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7.6
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Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Server Tus
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7.7
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Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Workstation
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7.0
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Affected
Oracle
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Tekelec Platform Distribution
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>= 7.4.0 <= 7.7.1
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Affected