CVE-2016-0714 (High) detected in tomcat-catalina-7.0.42.jar, tomcat-embed-core-8.0.18.jar

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CVE-2016-0714 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - tomcat-catalina-7.0.42.jar, tomcat-embed-core-8.0.18.jar

tomcat-catalina-7.0.42.jar

Tomcat Servlet Engine Core Classes and Standard implementations

Library home page: http://tomcat.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /repository/org/apache/tomcat/tomcat-catalina/7.0.42/tomcat-catalina-7.0.42.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ tomcat-catalina-7.0.42.jar (Vulnerable Library)

tomcat-embed-core-8.0.18.jar

Core Tomcat implementation

Library home page: http://tomcat.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /repository/org/apache/tomcat/embed/tomcat-embed-core/8.0.18/tomcat-embed-core-8.0.18.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ tomcat-embed-core-8.0.18.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 349fffeed7cf25f2cf5b8b6a05b5e4367130406e

Found in base branches: dev, master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2016-02-25

URL: CVE-2016-0714

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0714

Release Date: 2016-02-25

Fix Resolution: 8.0.32

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