PT-2016-6219 · Apache+5 · Apache Tomcat+5

Published 2016-09-05 · Updated 2023-12-08 · CVE-2016-5018

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.1

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.0.M9 Apache Tomcat versions 8.5.0 through 8.5.4 Apache Tomcat versions 8.0.0.RC1 through 8.0.36 Apache Tomcat versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.70 Apache Tomcat versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.45

Description A malicious web application was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via a Tomcat utility method that was accessible to web applications.

Recommendations For Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.0.M9, update to a version outside of this range to mitigate the issue. For Apache Tomcat versions 8.5.0 through 8.5.4, update to a version outside of this range to mitigate the issue. For Apache Tomcat versions 8.0.0.RC1 through 8.0.36, update to a version outside of this range to mitigate the issue. For Apache Tomcat versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.70, update to a version outside of this range to mitigate the issue. For Apache Tomcat versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.45, update to a version outside of this range to mitigate the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to Tomcat utility methods to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-288

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-2558

CESA-2017_2247

CVE-2016-5018

DLA-728-1

DLA-729-1

DSA-3720-1

DSA-3721-1

GHSA-4V3G-G84W-HV7R

MGASA-2016-0367

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_3129-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_3144-1

RHSA-2017:0455

RHSA-2017:0456

RHSA-2017:1548

RHSA-2017:1549

RHSA-2017:1550

RHSA-2017:1552

RHSA-2017:2247

RHSA-2017_2247

SUSE-SU-2016:3079-1

SUSE-SU-2016:3081-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1632-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1660-1

USN-3177-1

USN-3177-2

USN-4557-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Apache Tomcat

Centos

Red Hat

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 130

• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155873/Tomcat-9.0.0.M1-Sandbox-Escape.html · Exploit
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1550 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8735 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5018 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5018 · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1552 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5018 · Security Note
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455 · Vendor Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1551.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3177-2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2016-0367 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3721-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1549 · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-4v3g-g84w-hv7r · Vendor Advisory