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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in org.apache.tomcat:catalina

CVE-2016-6794

  • org.apache.tomcat:catalina
  • org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-util-scan
Medium
5.3/10

Summary

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.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published