ghsa-p836-389h-j692
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 02:46
Modified
2025-10-22 17:34
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H
Summary
Improper Access Control in Apache Shiro
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.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 1.2.4"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.apache.shiro:shiro-core"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.2.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-4437"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284",
      "CWE-321"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-07-06T19:56:32Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-06-07T14:06:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-p836-389h-j692",
  "modified": "2025-10-22T17:34:26Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T02:46:17Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4437"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ef3a800c7d727a00e04b78e2f06c5cd8960f09ca28c9b69d94c3c4c4%40%3Cannouncements.aurora.apache.org%3E"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ef3a800c7d727a00e04b78e2f06c5cd8960f09ca28c9b69d94c3c4c4@%3Cannouncements.aurora.apache.org%3E"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-4437"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137310/Apache-Shiro-1.2.4-Information-Disclosure.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157497/Apache-Shiro-1.2.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538570/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91024"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Improper Access Control in Apache Shiro"
}


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