UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4437

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4437

    Published: 7 Jun 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-4437
    Aliases:
    USN-7139-1

    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://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4437, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4437, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7139-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: shiro

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    1.2.4-1

    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