CVE-2016-5018: Improper Access Control

August 10, 2017 (updated April 15, 2019)

In Apache Tomcat, a malicious web application was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via a Tomcat utility method that was accessible to web applications.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/93942
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037142
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038757
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5018

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