CVE-2016-6794
moderate-risk
Published 2017-08-10
When a SecurityManager is configured, a web application's ability to read system properties should be controlled by the SecurityManager. 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, 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 the system property replacement feature for configuration files could be used by a malicious web application to bypass the SecurityManager and read system properties that should not be visible.
Do I need to act?
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0.26% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low 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
5
CVSS 5.3/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
References (50)
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3720
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93943
Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037143
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2247
and 30 more references
44
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
21/34 · High
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
22/34 · High