CVE-2016-6802

Shiro vulnerability

CVSS

7.5

EPSS

9.7%

EPSS pct

95th

Exploited

No known

Apache Shiro before 1.3.2 allows attackers to bypass intended servlet filters and gain access by leveraging use of a non-root servlet context path.

Affected vendor

Apache

Affected product

Shiro

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-284 — Improper Access Control

Published

2016-09-20

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 9.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-6802

Confirm whether Apache Shiro is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-6802.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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