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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

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00839
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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apache tomcat>= 6.0.0 and <= 6.0.45
apache tomcat>= 7.0.0 and <= 7.0.70
apache tomcat>= 8.0 and <= 8.0.36
apache tomcat>= 8.5.0 and <= 8.5.4
apache tomcatall versions
debian linuxall versions
netapp oncommand insightall versions
netapp oncommand shiftall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat HIGH fixed in 9.0.0.M10
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Sigma Hunt Rules

1
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumTomcat WebServer Logs Deleted
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security@apache.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD11 Aug 2017 · 02:29 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

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usnUSN-4557-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:1660-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:1632-1
rhsaRHSA-2017:1550Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2017:1552Moderate
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References & Sources

24
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1551.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3720Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93944Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037141Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038757Broken Link
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