The Expression Language (EL) implementation in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.44, 7.x before 7.0.58, and 8.x before 8.0.16 does not properly consider the possibility of an accessible interface implemented by an inaccessible class, which allows attackers to bypass a SecurityManager protection mechanism via a web application that leverages use of incorrect privileges during EL evaluation.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 10
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1644018 Patch
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1645642 Patch
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1644018 Patch
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1645642 Patch
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 5.0 · debian, apacheNVD modified 2026-10-14 17:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 120
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*- and 80 more
References 58
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145974991225029&w=2 Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1621.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1622.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0492.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1644018 Patch
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1645642 Patch
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3428
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3447
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74665
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032330
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2654-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2655-1
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05054964 Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145974991225029&w=2 Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1621.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1622.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0492.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1644018 Patch
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1645642 Patch
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3428
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3447
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74665
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032330
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2654-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2655-1
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05054964 Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E