CVE-2016-6794

MEDIUM

Apache Tomcat <9.0.0.M10, <8.5.5, <8.0.37, <7.0.71, <6.0.46 - Info ...

Title source: llm

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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Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0036
EPSS Percentile 57.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Details

Status published
Products (34)
apache/tomcat < 6.0.45
apache/tomcat
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apache/tomcat
apache/tomcat
apache/tomcat
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Published Aug 10, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026