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CVE-2016-6796

CVE-2016-6796HIGH

Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat — 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…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  N  H  N    7.5   .0832   94.9     —

AFFECTED
  Product        Versions                Fixed
  Apache Tomcat  9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9 –  —

TIMELINE
  Aug 12  Reserved by apache
  Aug 11  Published (CNA: apache)
  Oct 8   ENRICHED — CVE-2016-6796 (Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat). Received CVSS 7.5 and CPE data from NVD.

CNA: apache · CVSS v3.1 · 31 references · NVD status: Modified

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
August 12, 2016	Reserved	Reserved by apache
August 11, 2017	Published	Published (CNA: apache)
October 8, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2016-6796 (Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat). Received CVSS 7.5 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Tomcat	—	9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9	—

References (31)

Authoritative record: CVE-2016-6796 at cve.org

Vendors: apache

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