CVE-2016-2171 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2016-04-11

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 42.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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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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Tracking

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Advisories

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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.

The EPSS score is 0.42673.

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-04-11T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:17:50.748Z

Reserved: 2016-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2171

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-11T14:59:10.333

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:43:34.920

Link: CVE-2016-2171

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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