CVE-2016-8735
Exploited in the wild. In CISA KEV since 2023‑05‑12. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
Remote code execution is possible with Apache Tomcat before 6.0.48, 7.x before 7.0.73, 8.x before 8.0.39, 8.5.x before 8.5.7, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M12 if JmxRemoteLifecycleListener is used and an attacker can reach JMX ports. The issue exists because this listener wasn't updated for consistency with the CVE-2016-3427 Oracle patch that affected credential types.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Listed as exploited in the wild since 2023-05-12.
US federal agencies must remediate by 2023-06-02.
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
90% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 99th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
11 events over 3428 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
- Nuclei check added
- Added to CISA KEV
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
- agile engineering data managementEnterprise Software / erp
- agile product lifecycle managementEnterprise Software / erp
- communications application session controllerCommunications
- communications instant messaging serverCommunications / messaging-chat
- communications interactive session recorderDatabases
- hospitality guest accessEnterprise Software
- micros relate crm softwareEnterprise Software / crm
- micros retail xbri loss preventionEnterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 9.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/502
- svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1767644
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