🛡️ CVE-2016-5018 — jasper
Description
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in Apache Tomcat
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.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability none.
Weakness class
CVE-2016-5018 is classified as CWE-288: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path. A secondary route into the application skips the authentication that the primary route enforces.
Affected software
CVE-2016-5018 is recorded against 3 packages.
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-jasper (from 6.0.0 up to 6.0.47)
- org.apache.tomcat:jasper (from 6.0.0 up to 6.0.47)
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper (from 7.0.0 up to 7.0.72)
Timeline and source
Published on 13 May 2022 and last revised on 18 April 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
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lists.apache.org (Web)
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Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.tomcat:jasper | 6.0.0 | 6.0.47 |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper | 7.0.0 | 7.0.72 |
| org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-jasper | 6.0.0 | 6.0.47 |
References
More CVE 2016 advisories
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