CVE-2016-6325
tomcat: tomcat writable config files allow privilege escalation
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · October 10, 2016
Updated · May 15, 2026
Description
It was discovered that the Tomcat packages installed certain configuration files read by the Tomcat initialization script as writeable to the tomcat group. A member of the group or a malicious web application deployed on Tomcat could use this flaw to escalate their privileges.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 3.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0 · 1.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CWE-284 · Improper Access Control