Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2016-5018

CWE-28815 documents9 sources
Severity
9.1CRITICAL
EPSS
0.9%
top 23.82%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
13
Apache TomcatOracle Tekelec Platform DistributionApache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat+10 more
Timeline
PublishedAug 10
Latest updateMay 13

Description

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 and 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 a malicious web application was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via a Tomcat utility method that was accessible to web applications.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages14 packages

▶Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:jasper6.0.0 — 6.0.47
▶Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper9.0.0.M1 — 9.0.0.M10+3
▶Mavenorg.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-jasper9.0.0.M1 — 9.0.0.M10+4
▶NVDapache/tomcat6.0.0 — 6.0.45+4

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0, Ubuntu Linux 16.04, Enterprise Linux 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7

Patches

Patch: www.oracle.com ↗Patch: www.oracle.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

6
GHSA
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in Apache Tomcat↗2022-05-13
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OSV
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in Apache Tomcat↗2022-05-13
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OSV
tomcat6 vulnerabilities↗2020-09-30
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CVEList
CVE-2016-5018: In Apache Tomcat 9↗2017-08-10
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OSV
tomcat6, tomcat7, tomcat8 vulnerabilities↗2017-01-23
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Tomcat proprietaryEvaluate 9.0.0.M1 - Sandbox Escape↗2020-01-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
Tomcat vulnerabilities↗2020-09-30
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Ubuntu
Tomcat vulnerabilities↗2017-01-23
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Red Hat
tomcat: security manager bypass via IntrospectHelper utility function↗2016-10-27
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Apache
Apache tomcat: CVE-2016-5018↗
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-0762 CVE-2016-5018 CVE-2016-6794 CVE-2016-6796 CVE-2016-6797 tomcat: various flaws [epel-6]↗2016-11-01
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5018 tomcat: security manager bypass via IntrospectHelper utility function↗2016-11-01
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-0762 CVE-2016-5018 CVE-2016-6794 CVE-2016-6796 CVE-2016-6797 tomcat: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2016-11-01
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