vulnerability
Apache Tomcat: Low: Security Manager Bypass (CVE-2016-5018)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Oct 28, 2016 | Oct 28, 2016 | Mar 18, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Oct 28, 2016
Added
Oct 28, 2016
Modified
Mar 18, 2026
Description
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 and 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 a malicious web application was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via a Tomcat utility method that was accessible to web applications.
Solutions
apache-tomcat-upgrade-6_0_47apache-tomcat-upgrade-7_0_72apache-tomcat-upgrade-8_0_37
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