CVE-2016-6801

CVE	CVE-2016-6801
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	mitre
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2016-09-21 14:25:21 UTC
Updated	2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Description	Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the CSRF content-type check in Jackrabbit-Webdav in Apache Jackrabbit 2.4.x before 2.4.6, 2.6.x before 2.6.6, 2.8.x before 2.8.3, 2.10.x before 2.10.4, 2.12.x before 2.12.4, and 2.13.x before 2.13.3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims for requests that create a resource via an HTTP POST request with a (1) missing or (2) crafted Content-Type header.

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.003600000 probability, percentile 0.580930000 (date 2026-05-06)

Problem Types: CWE-352 | n/a

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.0	[email protected]	Primary	8.8	HIGH	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
2.0	[email protected]	Primary	6.8		`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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

Access Vector

Network

Access Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

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

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.10.0	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.10.1	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.10.2	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.10.3	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.12.0	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.12.1	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.12.2	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.12.3	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.13.0	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.13.1	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.13.2	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.4.0	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.4.1	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.4.2	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.4.3	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.4.4	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.4.5	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.6.0	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.6.1	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.6.2	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.6.3	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.6.4	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.6.5	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.8.0	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.8.1	All	All	All
Application	Apache	Jackrabbit	2.8.2	All	All	All
Operating System	Debian	Debian Linux	8.0	All	All	All

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	N/a	affected n/a	Not specified

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
oss-security - CVE-2016-6801: CSRF in Jackrabbit-Webdav using empty content-type	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.openwall.com	Third Party Advisory
[JCR-4009] CSRF in Jackrabbit-Webdav (CVE-2016-6801) - ASF JIRA	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	issues.apache.org	Vendor Advisory
Apache Jackrabbit CVE-2016-6801 Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3679-1 jackrabbit	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.debian.org	Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.

There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.