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CVE-2016-5018

CVE-2016-5018CRITICAL
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat — 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 applicati…
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  H  N    9.1   .1030   95.7     —
AFFECTED
  Product        Versions                Fixed
  Apache Tomcat  9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9 –  —
TIMELINE
  May 24  Reserved by apache
  Aug 10  Published (CNA: apache)
  Oct 8   ENRICHED — CVE-2016-5018 (Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat). Received CVSS 9.1 and CPE data from NVD.
  Oct 8   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2016-5018 (Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat). Public exploit reference added.
CNA: apache · CVSS v3.1 · 30 references · NVD status: Modified

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
May 24, 2016ReservedReserved by apache
August 10, 2017PublishedPublished (CNA: apache)
October 8, 2026ENRICHEDENRICHED — CVE-2016-5018 (Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat). Received CVSS 9.1 and CPE data from NVD.
October 8, 2026EXPLOIT PUBLISHEDEXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2016-5018 (Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
Apache Software FoundationApache Tomcat—9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9—

References (30)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2016-5018 at cve.org

Vendors: apache

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