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CVE-2016-6797

The ResourceLinkFactory implementation in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9, 8.5.0 to 8.5.4, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36, 7.0.0 to 7.0.70 and…

High7.5EPSS 8.1%
Published
Updated
Reserved
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apache

Description

The ResourceLinkFactory implementation in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9, 8.5.0 to 8.5.4, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36, 7.0.0 to 7.0.70 and 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 did not limit web application access to global JNDI resources to those resources explicitly linked to the web application. Therefore, it was possible for a web application to access any global JNDI resource whether an explicit ResourceLink had been configured or not.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-6797, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.1High7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
8.1% · top 5.2% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation · Apache Tomcat

    • affected 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9
    • affected 8.5.0 to 8.5.4
    • affected 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36
    • affected 7.0.0 to 7.0.70
    • affected 6.0.0 to 6.0.45

Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

References (25)

Sources

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Record last updated .