High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 11, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-6796
CVE-2016-6796
Description
A malicious web application running on 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 was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via manipulation of the configuration parameters for the JSP Servlet.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.0.M10 | 9.0.0.M10 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.5 | 8.5.5 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 8.0.0.RC1, < 8.0.37 | 8.0.37 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.71 | 7.0.71 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.46 | 6.0.46 |
Affected products
45cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=6.0.0,<=6.0.45
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_shift:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snap_creator_framework:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:tekelec_platform_distribution:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:tekelec_platform_distribution:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:tekelec_platform_distribution:7.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ghsa-coords13 versionspkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcatpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/tomcat6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2
>= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.0.M10+ 12 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.0.M10
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.53-0.56.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.53-0.56.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.53-0.56.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.53-0.56.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.53-0.56.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.32-10.13.2
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.36-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.0.78-7.13.4
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.36-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.0.78-7.13.4
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.32-10.13.2
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.36-17.1
- Apache Software Foundation/Apache Tomcatv5Range: 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
57- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1551.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3720nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1548nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1549nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1550nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1552nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2247nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-3mjp-p938-4329ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6796ghsaADVISORY
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180605-0001/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4557-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93944nvdBroken Link
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037141nvdBroken Link
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038757nvdBroken Link
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/f603f2f4595073f9490e01699d2083112a7c09a7ghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/f97769f50ee2613e1bf27107a01d48907fd993acghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/ffa0346fba2946401630291b642f1cff66d6a2beghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/tomcat80/commit/d98fa92b9dfc90fe1ffdaa3cce1be3be84532260ghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3EnvdWEB
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- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180605-0001ghsaWEB
- usn.ubuntu.com/4557-1ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20161029105733/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93944ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20161103080055/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037141ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20171012232225/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038757ghsaWEB
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