CVE-2016-5018

tomcat: security manager bypass via IntrospectHelper utility function

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.2

CVSS 3.0

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Published · October 27, 2016

Updated · August 5, 2026

Description

It was discovered that a malicious web application could bypass a configured SecurityManager via a Tomcat utility method that was accessible to web applications.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 4.2
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS 2.0 · 4
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CWE not specified