CVE-2016-2171

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Published Apr 11, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 42.7% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:jetspeed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 42.7% (42.673% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Jetspeed

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:17 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Apr 11, 2016, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:17 PM
Reserved: Jan 29, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:43 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 11, 2016, 2:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:43 AM

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