GHSA-cw54-59pw-4g8c CVE-2016-8735
Apache Tomcat Improper Access Control vulnerability
Critical
Known exploited
Maven
- Severity
- 9.8 / 10
- Critical · CVSS 3.0
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 90.34%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 99.80% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- Yes
- In CISA's catalog since May 12, 2023
- Weakness
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
- Fix
- Available
- 2 packages have a fixed version
Exploited in the wild. Apache Tomcat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (Apache Tomcat). Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due for U.S. federal agencies by Jun 2, 2023.
Description
Remote code execution is possible with Apache Tomcat before 6.0.48, 7.x before 7.0.73, 8.x before 8.0.39, 8.5.x before 8.5.7, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M12 if JmxRemoteLifecycleListener is used and an attacker can reach JMX ports. The issue exists because this listener wasn't updated for consistency with the CVE-2016-3427 Oracle patch that affected credential types.
Affected versions
Maven
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina Maven → 6.0.48
- maven
<dependency><groupId>org.apache.tomcat</groupId><artifactId>tomcat-catalina</artifactId><version>6.0.48</version></dependency>- gradle
implementation("org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina:6.0.48")
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina-jmx-remote Maven → 6.0.48
- maven
<dependency><groupId>org.apache.tomcat</groupId><artifactId>tomcat-catalina-jmx-remote</artifactId><version>6.0.48</version></dependency>- gradle
implementation("org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina-jmx-remote:6.0.48")
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.0 9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
- Exploit maturity
- H
Weakness
CWE-284: Improper Access Control
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
How to prevent it
- Architecture and Design, Operation: Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.
- Architecture and Design: Compartmentalize the system to have "safe" areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area. Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.
References
Advisories
Fixes and patches
Packages
Other links
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19…
- oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/502
- svn.apache.org/viewvc
- svn.apache.org/viewvc
- svn.apache.org/viewvc
- svn.apache.org/viewvc
- tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
- tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
- tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html
- debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3738
- oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
- oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9…
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19…
- web.archive.org/web/20170423095340/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94463
- web.archive.org/web/20170928203901/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037331
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180607-0001
- usn.ubuntu.com/4557-1
- github.com/search
- securityfocus.com/bid/94463
- securitytracker.com/id/1037331
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Timeline
- Published
- Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Remediation due for U.S. federal agencies
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
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Credits: liususan091219, sunSUNQ, westonsteimel
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