CVE-2016-4437

Apache Shiro before 1.2.5, when a cipher key has not been configured for the "remember me" feature, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or bypass intended access restrictions via an unspecified request parameter.
References
Link Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137310/Apache-Shiro-1.2.4-Information-Disclosure.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157497/Apache-Shiro-1.2.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538570/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91024 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ef3a800c7d727a00e04b78e2f06c5cd8960f09ca28c9b69d94c3c4c4%40%3Cannouncements.aurora.apache.org%3E Mailing List
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137310/Apache-Shiro-1.2.4-Information-Disclosure.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157497/Apache-Shiro-1.2.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538570/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91024 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ef3a800c7d727a00e04b78e2f06c5cd8960f09ca28c9b69d94c3c4c4%40%3Cannouncements.aurora.apache.org%3E Mailing List
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-4437
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:apache:aurora:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:shiro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:redhat:fuse:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_middleware_text-only_advisories:1.0:*:*:*:*:middleware:*:*

History

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CWE CWE-321

Information

Published : 2016-06-07 14:06

Updated : 2025-10-22 00:15


NVD link : CVE-2016-4437

Mitre link : CVE-2016-4437

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-4437


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Products Affected

redhat

  • jboss_middleware_text-only_advisories
  • fuse

apache

  • shiro
  • aurora
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-321

Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key