CVE-2016-6325 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published 13 Oct 2016 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local users in the tomcat group can gain privileges due to weak file permissions on Tomcat configuration files in Red Hat and JBoss environments.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2016-6325?

CVE-2016-6325 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 13 Oct 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 through 7, JBoss Web Server 3.0, and JBoss EWS 2 uses weak permissions for (1) /etc/sysconfig/tomcat and (2) /etc/tomcat/tomcat.conf, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging membership in the tomcat group.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6325?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Tomcat.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6325?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2016-6325 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6325 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-398j-w8vh-r865, MINI-954g-vwqv-fg3h, MINI-fhhj-9mvc-q7g2, MINI-w4mj-8fjp-c376.