THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-2171
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-2171

Jetspeed vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
42.7%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Jetspeed
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Published
2016-04-11

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 42.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-2171

  • Confirm whether Apache Jetspeed is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-2171.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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