CVE-2016-2171 in the critical feed json
The User Manager service in Apache Jetspeed before 2.3.1 does not properly restrict access using Jetspeed Security, which allows remote att…
published 2016-04-11 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-3259
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 42.7%
- EPSS 42.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The 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.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
42.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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portals.apache.org
/jetspeed-2/security-reports.html#CVE-2016-2171
patch, vendor-advisory
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mail-archives.apache.org
/mod_mbox/portals-jetspeed-user/201603.mbox/%3CB9165E38-F3D8-496D-8642-8A53FCAC736A%40gmail.com%3E
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
- haxx.ml /post/140552592371/remote-code-execution-in-apache-jetspeed-230-and
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-2171
- NVD CVE-2016-2171
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