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CVE-2016-4437

critical

Description

Apache Shiro before 1.2.5, when a cipher key has not been configured for the "remember me" feature, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or bypass intended access restrictions via an unspecified request parameter.

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137310/Apache-Shiro-1.2.4-Information-Disclosure.html

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ef3a800c7d727a00e04b78e2f06c5cd8960f09ca28c9b69d94c3c4c4%40%3Cannouncements.aurora.apache.org%3E

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-06-07

Updated: 2025-04-12

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.94344