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SCA: security update for org.apache.shiro:shiro-core (GHSA-p836-389h-j692)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 417392

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2016-4437)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p836-389h-j692

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 417392

Version: Revision 1.13

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/6/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.9

Percentile: 99.36

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-4437

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/3/2016

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/3/2022

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Apache Shiro v1.2.4 Cookie RememberME Deserial RCE)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4437

BID: 91024