Information disclosure in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2016-6794
Published: October 28, 2016 / Updated: October 31, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1090
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6794
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Tomcat
Apache Tomcat
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows an application to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness is due to insufficient accesss control. By invoking the system property replacement feature, a malicious application can bypass a configured SecurityManager and read potentially sensitive system properties.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in disclosure of important data on the vulnerable system.
The weakness is due to insufficient accesss control. By invoking the system property replacement feature, a malicious application can bypass a configured SecurityManager and read potentially sensitive system properties.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in disclosure of important data on the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-6794
Update to version 6.0.47, 7.0.72, 8.0.37, 8.5.5, 9.0.0.M10.