CVE-2016-0714

High

Description

The session-persistence implementation in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 mishandles session attributes, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a web application that places a crafted object in a session.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductApache Tomcat
PublishedFeb 25, 2016
First seenFeb 25, 2016

How to fix

Update
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat9.0.0.M2, 8.0.32, 7.0.70, 6.0.46 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
apache tomcat6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.4, 6.0.10, 6.0.11, 6.0.13, 6.0.14, 6.0.16, 6.0.18, 6.0.20, 6.0.24, 6.0.26, 6.0.28, 6.0.29, 6.0.30, 6.0.32, 6.0.33, 6.0.35, 6.0.36, 6.0.37, 6.0.39, 6.0.41, 6.0.43, 6.0.44, 7.0.0, 7.0.2, 7.0.4, 7.0.5, 7.0.6, 7.0.10, 7.0.11, 7.0.12, 7.0.14, 7.0.16, 7.0.19, 7.0.20, 7.0.21, 7.0.22, 7.0.23, 7.0.25, 7.0.26, 7.0.27, 7.0.28, 7.0.29, 7.0.30, 7.0.32, 7.0.33, 7.0.34, 7.0.35, 7.0.37, 7.0.39, 7.0.40, 7.0.41, 7.0.42, 7.0.47, 7.0.50, 7.0.52, 7.0.53, 7.0.54, 7.0.55, 7.0.56, 7.0.57, 7.0.59, 7.0.61, 7.0.62, 7.0.63, 7.0.64, 7.0.65, 7.0.67, 8.0.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.3, 8.0.11, 8.0.12, 8.0.14, 8.0.15, 8.0.17, 8.0.18, 8.0.20, 8.0.21, 8.0.22, 8.0.23, 8.0.24, 8.0.26, 8.0.27, 8.0.28, 8.0.29, 8.0.30, 9.0.0—
debian debian_linux7.0, 8.0—
canonical ubuntu_linux12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04—
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven9.0.0.M1 ≤ v < 9.0.0.M2, 8.0.0.RC1 ≤ v < 8.0.32, 7.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.70, 6.0.0 ≤ v < 6.0.469.0.0.M2, 8.0.32, 7.0.70, 6.0.46

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