CVE-2016-6796: Apache Tomcat vulnerable to SecurityManager bypass

May 13, 2022 (updated December 8, 2023)

A malicious web application running on Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9, 8.5.0 to 8.5.4, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36, 7.0.0 to 7.0.70 and 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via manipulation of the configuration parameters for the JSP Servlet.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-3mjp-p938-4329

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