CVE-2016-0714
high-risk
Published 2016-02-25
The session-persistence implementation in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 mishandles session attributes, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a web application that places a crafted object in a session.
Do I need to act?
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6.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
8
CVSS 8.8/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
References (100)
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
and 80 more references
69
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
30/34 · Critical
Exploitability
9/34 · Low
Exposure
30/34 · Critical