Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-4437
Apache Shiro Code Execution Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 7, 2016, 2:06 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 24, 2024, 5:05 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Apache Shiro contains a vulnerability which may allow remote attackers to execute code or bypass intended access restrictions via an unspecified request parameter when a cipher key has not been configured for the "remember me" feature.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-4437 has a 53 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4437 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat fuse
2 Redhat jboss_middleware_text-only_advisories
1 Apache shiro
2 Apache aurora
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 4
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-4437.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137310/Apache-Shiro-1.2.4-Information-Disclosure.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157497/Apache-Shiro-1.2.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538570/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91024 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ef3a800c7d727a00e04b78e2f06c5cd8960f09ca28c9b69d94c3c4c4%40%3Cannouncements.aurora.apache.org%3E Mailing List

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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XiaomingX/awesome-poc-for-red-team

None

Updated: 4 days, 18 hours ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
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rodriguezcappsec/java-vulnerabilities

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Updated: 6 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
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Updated: 1 month ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
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J1ezds/Vulnerability-Wiki-page

这是一个每天同步Vulnerability-Wiki中docs-base中内容的项目

HTML

Updated: 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
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q99266/saury-vulnhub

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Updated: 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 21, 2024, 5:03 a.m. This repo has been linked 28 different CVEs too.
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d4n-sec/d4n-sec.github.io

None

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Updated: 9 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
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bakery312/Vulhub-Reproduce

None

Updated: 9 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 26, 2024, 10:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 161 different CVEs too.
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xk-mt/CVE-2016-4437

1.验证CVE-2016-4437、2.解析rememberMe的文件和CBC加密的IV偏移

cve-2016-4437

Python

Updated: 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 15, 2024, 8:24 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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pizza-power/CVE-2016-4437

Python POC to Exploit CVE-2016-4437 Apache Shiro Deserialization Vulnerability Due to Hardcode Encryption Key

Python

Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 22, 2023, 2:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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hxysaury/saury-vulnhub

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Updated: 4 months ago
9 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Dec. 15, 2023, 9:20 a.m. This repo has been linked 28 different CVEs too.
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CTF-Archives/Puff-Pastry

None

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Updated: 3 months ago
13 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
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Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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hktalent/bug-bounty

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ArrestX/--POC

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Updated: 6 months, 2 weeks ago
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HimmelAward/Goby_POC

在公网收集的gobypoc+部分自己加的poc

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : July 28, 2023, 4:28 p.m. This repo has been linked 296 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-4437 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4437 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 24, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137310/Apache-Shiro-1.2.4-Information-Disclosure.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137310/Apache-Shiro-1.2.4-Information-Disclosure.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157497/Apache-Shiro-1.2.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157497/Apache-Shiro-1.2.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538570/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538570/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91024 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91024 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ef3a800c7d727a00e04b78e2f06c5cd8960f09ca28c9b69d94c3c4c4%40%3Cannouncements.aurora.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ef3a800c7d727a00e04b78e2f06c5cd8960f09ca28c9b69d94c3c4c4%40%3Cannouncements.aurora.apache.org%3E Mailing List
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-284
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:shiro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.2.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:aurora:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.10.0 up to (excluding) 0.18.1 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:shiro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.5
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:fuse:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_middleware_text-only_advisories:1.0:*:*:*:*:middleware:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ef3a800c7d727a00e04b78e2f06c5cd8960f09ca28c9b69d94c3c4c4%40%3Cannouncements.aurora.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ef3a800c7d727a00e04b78e2f06c5cd8960f09ca28c9b69d94c3c4c4@%3Cannouncements.aurora.apache.org%3E
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157497/Apache-Shiro-1.2.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538570/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538570/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ef3a800c7d727a00e04b78e2f06c5cd8960f09ca28c9b69d94c3c4c4@%3Cannouncements.aurora.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91024 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 09, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:shiro:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-284
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-4437 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-4437 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

97.05 }} -0.08%

score

0.99812

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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