CVE-2016-4437

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    CVE-2016-4437

    Published: 7 Jun 2016Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-4437, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137310/Apache-Shiro-1.2.4-Information-Disclosure.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538570/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91024, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ef3a800c7d727a00e04b78e2f06c5cd8960f09ca28c9b69d94c3c4c4%40%3Cannouncements.aurora.apache.org%3E, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157497/Apache-Shiro-1.2.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- fc8697aa0fee97cb587f21334ca58b40546f3e76
    Fixed -b009191cf66aa73c5ed85ccfd5d5e322efa11c74

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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