PT-2016-7115 · Apache+5 · Apache Tomcat+5

Published 2016-09-05 · Updated 2023-12-08 · CVE-2016-6796

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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 manipulation of the configuration parameters for the JSP Servlet.

Recommendations For Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.0.M9, update the configuration parameters for the JSP Servlet to prevent manipulation. For Apache Tomcat versions 8.5.0 through 8.5.4, update the configuration parameters for the JSP Servlet to prevent manipulation. For Apache Tomcat versions 8.0.0.RC1 through 8.0.36, update the configuration parameters for the JSP Servlet to prevent manipulation. For Apache Tomcat versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.70, update the configuration parameters for the JSP Servlet to prevent manipulation. For Apache Tomcat versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.45, update the configuration parameters for the JSP Servlet to prevent manipulation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-2558

CESA-2017_2247

CVE-2016-6796

DLA-728-1

DLA-729-1

DSA-3720-1

DSA-3721-1

GHSA-3MJP-P938-4329

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 · 132

• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1550 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6796 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8735 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5018 · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1552 · Vendor Advisory
• 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://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0367.html · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5388 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3720 · Vendor Advisory