CVE-2016-8735 vulnerability in Apache and Other Products
Published on April 6, 2017
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Apache Tomcat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Apache Tomcat contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution if JmxRemoteLifecycleListener is used and an attacker can reach Java Management Extension (JMX) ports. This CVE exists because this listener wasn't updated for consistency with the Oracle patched issues for CVE-2016-3427 which affected credential types.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by June 2, 2023: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2016-8735 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors in an automatable fashion. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Products Associated with CVE-2016-8735
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat:- Version before 6.0.48 is affected.
- Version 7.x before 7.0.73 is affected.
- Version 8.x before 8.0.39 is affected.
- Version 8.5.x before 8.5.7 is affected.
- Version 9.x before 9.0.0.M12 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.