Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Network
0

CVE-2016-6794

Disclosure Date: August 10, 2017
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Description

When a SecurityManager is configured, a web application’s ability to read system properties should be controlled by the SecurityManager. 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, 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 the system property replacement feature for configuration files could be used by a malicious web application to bypass the SecurityManager and read system properties that should not be visible.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
5.3 Medium
Impact Score:
1.4
Exploitability Score:
3.9
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
Low
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
None

General Information

Vendors

  • apache,
  • canonical,
  • debian,
  • netapp,
  • oracle,
  • redhat

Products

  • debian linux 8.0,
  • enterprise linux desktop 7.0,
  • enterprise linux eus 7.4,
  • enterprise linux eus 7.5,
  • enterprise linux eus 7.6,
  • enterprise linux eus 7.7,
  • enterprise linux server 7.0,
  • enterprise linux server aus 7.6,
  • enterprise linux server aus 7.7,
  • enterprise linux server tus 7.6,
  • enterprise linux server tus 7.7,
  • enterprise linux workstation 7.0,
  • jboss enterprise web server 3.0.0,
  • oncommand insight -,
  • oncommand shift -,
  • snap creator framework -,
  • tekelec platform distribution,
  • tomcat,
  • tomcat 9.0.0,
  • ubuntu linux 16.04

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