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CVE-2016-0763
The setGlobalContext method in org/apache/naming/factory/ResourceLinkFactory.java in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31,…
Medium6.3EPSS 11.3%
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- Updated
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- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
The setGlobalContext method in org/apache/naming/factory/ResourceLinkFactory.java in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M3 does not consider whether ResourceLinkFactory.setGlobalContext callers are authorized, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and read or write to arbitrary application data, or cause a denial of service (application disruption), via a web application that sets a crafted global context.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 2 months later
· 2 months later
Published
- 11 years later
· 11 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.3% · top 4.0% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcatGHSA-9hjv-9h75-xmpp (opens in a new tab)
References (33)
- GLSA-201705-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1725931 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0865 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3024-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:0769 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05324755 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3530 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20160222 [SECURITY] CVE-2016-0763 Apache Tomcat Security Manager Bypass (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1089 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-e6651efbaf (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1087 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1035069 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa118 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150442 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:2807 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1088 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180531-0001/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:2808 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1725929 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:0822 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:2599 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 83326 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-3609 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158626 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3552 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1725926 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [25/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [27/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-9hjv-9h75-xmpp (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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