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CVE-2016-2171
The User Manager service in Apache Jetspeed before 2.3.1 does not properly restrict access using Jetspeed Security, which allows remote…
High7.5EPSS 42.7%
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- redhat
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 2 months later
· 2 months later
Published
- 8 years later
· 8 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 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 42.7% · top 1.3% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- https://portals.apache.org/jetspeed-2/security-reports.html#CVE-2016-2171 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [portals-jetspeed-user] 20160329 [CVE-2016-2171] Jetspeed User Manager REST service not restricted by Jetspeed Security (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://haxx.ml/post/140552592371/remote-code-execution-in-apache-jetspeed-230-and (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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