#VU1090 Information disclosure in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2016-6794 

 

#VU1090 Information disclosure in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2016-6794

Published: October 28, 2016 / Updated: October 31, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU1090
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Apache Tomcat
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

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.

Remediation

Update to version 6.0.47, 7.0.72, 8.0.37, 8.5.5, 9.0.0.M10.

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