Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-6816

Public exploit exists!
The code in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M11, 8.5.0 to 8.5.6, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.38, 7.0.0 to 7.0.72, and 6.0.0 to 6.0.47 that parsed the HTTP request line permitted invalid characters. This could be exploited, in conjunction with a proxy that also permitted the invalid characters but with a different interpretation, to inject data into the HTTP response. By manipulating the HTTP response the attacker could poison a web-cache, perform an XSS attack and/or obtain sensitive information from requests other then their own.
Published 2017-03-20 18:59:00
Updated 2023-12-08 16:41:19
Source Apache Software Foundation
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)Input validation

Products affected by CVE-2016-6816

Threat overview for CVE-2016-6816

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2016-6816
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2016-6816 143,589
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6816

EPSS FAQ
0.79%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 81 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-6816

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.8
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.6
6.4
 NIST
7.1
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
2.8
3.7
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2016-6816

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2016-6816

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