CVE-2016-2171

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-2171
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-11 14:59:10 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary6.4AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Jetspeed All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Jetspeed 2 - Jetspeed Security Reports af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 portals.apache.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
[CVE-2016-2171] Jetspeed User Manager REST service not restricted by Jetspeed Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mail-archives.apache.org Vendor Advisory
haxx.ml — Remote Code Execution in Apache Jetspeed 2.3.0 and... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 haxx.ml
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