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CVE-2016-2171

Published: Apr 11, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
42.7%
Top 1.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The User Manager service in Apache Jetspeed before 2.3.1 does not properly restrict access using Jetspeed Security, which allows remote attackers to (1) add, (2) edit, or (3) delete users via the REST API.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

apache
oss-project·USaka apache http server, apache httpd
jetspeedOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://haxx.ml/post/140552592371/remote-code-execution-in-apache-jetspeed-230-and
haxx.ml
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/portals-jetspeed-user/201603.mbox/%3CB9165E38-F3D8-496D-8642-8A53FCAC736A%40gmail.com%3E
mail-archives.apache.org
https://portals.apache.org/jetspeed-2/security-reports.html#CVE-2016-2171
portals.apache.org

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