`CVE-2016-0714` Apache Tomcat

Affected software	Apache Tomcat
Severity	8.8 High CVSS 3.0 2 scores
Fixed in	`9.0.0.M2`, `8.0.32`, `7.0.70`, `6.0.46`
Weakness	Improper access control (CWE-284)
Published	25 Feb 2016
Updated	15 Oct 2026

Description

The session-persistence implementation in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 mishandles session attributes, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a web application that places a crafted object in a session.

CWE-264

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. The 1 repository below are public GitHub repositories with fewer than 5 stars.

CISA KEV not listed
VulnCheck KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
Indexed PoC 1 indexed, none at 5+ stars
EPSS 13% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

1 of these are GitHub repositories with fewer than 5 stars. They are listed for reference and don't count toward the exploitation status above.

Index	Artifact	Stars	First seen
GitHub PoC	EXPOSURE demo target: Tomcat (CVE-2016-0714) + Apache Rave (CVE-2013-1814) + Java filter-padding deps		2026-05-21

Index

Artifact

Stars

First seen

GitHub PoC

EXPOSURE demo target: Tomcat (CVE-2016-0714) + Apache Rave (CVE-2013-1814) + Java filter-padding deps

2026-05-21

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

Protection none
Action not pursued none
Review human Researcher
Record active

Decided by	Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding	A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

Decided by

Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

Finding

A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

CVSS

8.8 HIGH v3.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 3.0 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary published

CVSS 2.0 6.5 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P NVD Primary

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 3.0	8.8	HIGH	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`	NVD	Primary	published
CVSS 2.0	6.5	none	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`	NVD	Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

Advisory	Type	Quarter	Products Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2018 ↗	CPU	2018-Q3	Oracle Communications Applications / Security (Apache Tomcat) (12.x)
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2017 ↗	CPU	2017-Q4	Oracle Fusion Middleware / Monitor (Apache Tomcat) (11.2.1.0.12)
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2017 ↗	CPU	2017-Q2	Oracle Fusion Middleware / Apache Tomcat (11.1.1.8.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2017 ↗	CPU	2017-Q1	Oracle MySQL / MySQL Enterprise Monitor (3.1.4.7895 and earlier, 3.2.1.1049 and earlier)
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2016 ↗	CPU	2016-Q4	Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite / Install (6.1, 6.2, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.3.3, 6.3.4, 6.3.5, 6.3.6, 6.3.7) Oracle Virtualization / Apache Tomcat (VDI prior to 3.5.3)

Advisory

Type

Quarter

Products Oracle names in its risk matrix

Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2018 ↗

CPU

2018-Q3

Oracle Communications Applications / Security (Apache Tomcat) (12.x)

Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2017 ↗

CPU

2017-Q4

Oracle Fusion Middleware / Monitor (Apache Tomcat) (11.2.1.0.12)

Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2017 ↗

CPU

2017-Q2

Oracle Fusion Middleware / Apache Tomcat (11.1.1.8.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2017 ↗

CPU

2017-Q1

Oracle MySQL / MySQL Enterprise Monitor (3.1.4.7895 and earlier, 3.2.1.1049 and earlier)

Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2016 ↗

CPU

2016-Q4

Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite / Install (6.1, 6.2, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.3.3, 6.3.4, 6.3.5, 6.3.6, 6.3.7)
Oracle Virtualization / Apache Tomcat (VDI prior to 3.5.3)

Oracle components and versions

Family	Component	Versions, as Oracle lists them	Read as
Oracle Communications Applications	Security (Apache Tomcat)	12.x	12
Oracle Fusion Middleware	Apache Tomcat	11.1.1.8.0	11.1.1.8.0
Oracle Fusion Middleware	Monitor (Apache Tomcat)	11.2.1.0.12	11.2.1.0.12
Oracle MySQL	MySQL Enterprise Monitor	3.1.4.7895 and earlier, 3.2.1.1049 and earlier
Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite	Install	6.1, 6.2, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.3.3, 6.3.4, 6.3.5, 6.3.6, 6.3.7	6.1 · 6.2 · 6.3.0 · 6.3.1 · 6.3.2 · 6.3.3 · 6.3.4 · 6.3.5 · 6.3.6 · 6.3.7
Oracle Virtualization	Apache Tomcat	VDI prior to 3.5.3	3.5.3

Family

Component

Versions, as Oracle lists them

Read as

Oracle Communications Applications

Security (Apache Tomcat)

12.x

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Apache Tomcat

11.1.1.8.0

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Monitor (Apache Tomcat)

11.2.1.0.12

Oracle MySQL

MySQL Enterprise Monitor

3.1.4.7895 and earlier, 3.2.1.1049 and earlier

Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite

Install

6.1, 6.2, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.3.3, 6.3.4, 6.3.5, 6.3.6, 6.3.7

6.1 · 6.2 · 6.3.0 · 6.3.1 · 6.3.2 · 6.3.3 · 6.3.4 · 6.3.5 · 6.3.6 · 6.3.7

Oracle Virtualization

Apache Tomcat

VDI prior to 3.5.3

3.5.3

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev

Package Introduced Fixed Last affected

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 9.0.0.M1 9.0.0.M2 unbounded

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 8.0.0.RC1 8.0.32 unbounded

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 7.0.0 7.0.70 unbounded

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 6.0.0 6.0.46 unbounded

Package	Introduced	Fixed	Last affected
`org.apache.tomcat:tomcat`	9.0.0.M1	`9.0.0.M2`	unbounded
`org.apache.tomcat:tomcat`	8.0.0.RC1	`8.0.32`	unbounded
`org.apache.tomcat:tomcat`	7.0.0	`7.0.70`	unbounded
`org.apache.tomcat:tomcat`	6.0.0	`6.0.46`	unbounded

Products and versions

4 products, 108 version entries

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
nvd	apache	tomcat	generic	6.0.0 · 6.0.0:alpha · 6.0.1 · 6.0.1:alpha · 6.0.2 · 6.0.2:alpha · 6.0.2:beta · 6.0.4 · 6.0.4:alpha · 6.0.10 · 6.0.11 · 6.0.13 · 6.0.14 · 6.0.16 · 6.0.18 · 6.0.20 · 6.0.24 · 6.0.26 · 6.0.28 · 6.0.29 · 6.0.30 · 6.0.32 · 6.0.33 · 6.0.35 · 6.0.36 · 6.0.37 · 6.0.39 · 6.0.41 · 6.0.43 · 6.0.44 · 7.0.0:beta · 7.0.2:beta · 7.0.4:beta · 7.0.5:beta · 7.0.6 · 7.0.10 · 7.0.11 · 7.0.12 · 7.0.14 · 7.0.16 · 7.0.19 · 7.0.20 · 7.0.21 · 7.0.22 · 7.0.23 · 7.0.25 · 7.0.26 · 7.0.27 · 7.0.28 · 7.0.29 · 7.0.30 · 7.0.32 · 7.0.33 · 7.0.34 · 7.0.35 · 7.0.37 · 7.0.39 · 7.0.40 · 7.0.41 · 7.0.42 · 7.0.47 · 7.0.50 · 7.0.52 · 7.0.53 · 7.0.54 · 7.0.55 · 7.0.56 · 7.0.57 · 7.0.59 · 7.0.61 · 7.0.62 · 7.0.63 · 7.0.64 · 7.0.65 · 7.0.67 · 8.0.0:rc1 · 8.0.0:rc10 · 8.0.0:rc3 · 8.0.0:rc5 · 8.0.1 · 8.0.3 · 8.0.11 · 8.0.12 · 8.0.14 · 8.0.15 · 8.0.17 · 8.0.18 · 8.0.20 · 8.0.21 · 8.0.22 · 8.0.23 · 8.0.24 · 8.0.26 · 8.0.27 · 8.0.28 · 8.0.29 · 8.0.30 · 9.0.0:milestone1
nvd	canonical	ubuntu linux	generic	12.04 · 14.04 · 15.10 · 16.04
nvd	debian	debian linux	generic	7.0 · 8.0
osv	org.apache.tomcat	tomcat	generic	≥ 6.0.0 and ＜ 6.0.46 · ≥ 7.0.0 and ＜ 7.0.70 · ≥ 8.0.0 and ＜ 8.0.32 · ≥ 9.0.0 and ＜ 9.0.0

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

nvd

apache

tomcat

generic

6.0.0 · 6.0.0:alpha · 6.0.1 · 6.0.1:alpha · 6.0.2 · 6.0.2:alpha · 6.0.2:beta · 6.0.4 · 6.0.4:alpha · 6.0.10 · 6.0.11 · 6.0.13 · 6.0.14 · 6.0.16 · 6.0.18 · 6.0.20 · 6.0.24 · 6.0.26 · 6.0.28 · 6.0.29 · 6.0.30 · 6.0.32 · 6.0.33 · 6.0.35 · 6.0.36 · 6.0.37 · 6.0.39 · 6.0.41 · 6.0.43 · 6.0.44 · 7.0.0:beta · 7.0.2:beta · 7.0.4:beta · 7.0.5:beta · 7.0.6 · 7.0.10 · 7.0.11 · 7.0.12 · 7.0.14 · 7.0.16 · 7.0.19 · 7.0.20 · 7.0.21 · 7.0.22 · 7.0.23 · 7.0.25 · 7.0.26 · 7.0.27 · 7.0.28 · 7.0.29 · 7.0.30 · 7.0.32 · 7.0.33 · 7.0.34 · 7.0.35 · 7.0.37 · 7.0.39 · 7.0.40 · 7.0.41 · 7.0.42 · 7.0.47 · 7.0.50 · 7.0.52 · 7.0.53 · 7.0.54 · 7.0.55 · 7.0.56 · 7.0.57 · 7.0.59 · 7.0.61 · 7.0.62 · 7.0.63 · 7.0.64 · 7.0.65 · 7.0.67 · 8.0.0:rc1 · 8.0.0:rc10 · 8.0.0:rc3 · 8.0.0:rc5 · 8.0.1 · 8.0.3 · 8.0.11 · 8.0.12 · 8.0.14 · 8.0.15 · 8.0.17 · 8.0.18 · 8.0.20 · 8.0.21 · 8.0.22 · 8.0.23 · 8.0.24 · 8.0.26 · 8.0.27 · 8.0.28 · 8.0.29 · 8.0.30 · 9.0.0:milestone1

nvd

canonical

ubuntu linux

generic

12.04 · 14.04 · 15.10 · 16.04

nvd

debian

debian linux

generic

7.0 · 8.0

osv

org.apache.tomcat

tomcat

generic

≥ 6.0.0 and ＜ 6.0.46 · ≥ 7.0.0 and ＜ 7.0.70 · ≥ 8.0.0 and ＜ 8.0.32 · ≥ 9.0.0 and ＜ 9.0.0

Earlier manual review

A reviewer classified this CVE in an older dataset. We kept the labels and products below, but not the reviewer's reasoning.

## Manual Classification Context **Labels:** HTTP, INSTALL, MONITOR (APACHE TOMCAT), TLS, APACHE TOMCAT, MONITORING: GENERAL, SECURITY (APACHE TOMCAT) **Products:** VIRTUAL DESKTOP INFRASTRUCTURE, ORACLE VIRTUALIZATION, TOMCAT, ORACLE SUPPLY CHAIN PRODUCTS SUITE, MANAGEMENT PACK FOR ORACLE GOLDENGATE, ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS, ORACLE WEBCENTER SITES, MYSQL ENTERPRISE MONITOR, ORACLE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT, ORACLE FUSION MIDDLEWARE, ORACLE COMMUNICATIONS POLICY MANAGEMENT, ORACLE MYSQL

References

URL	Tags
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/50f1b1da794cd93b70ab5456d3c2c984408e1506	WEB
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/79e8ad03404c131009811855f9a30d8d01c0c736	WEB
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/824eb1d1ad922e7652ecf51adb2b9eebb5bb88b5	WEB
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/e1b1002129fea4033329f6f619ba219527bbbd40	WEB
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/f626da75fd59da82b14dee7b8cc46ad51eefdbe5	WEB
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/ff1b659dc366a2ad47cd8f7e3544c796a1b15e46	WEB
https://github.com/apache/tomcat80/commit/2e5cc28052e84ba45196949ba602484221bbf33c	WEB
https://github.com/apache/tomcat80/commit/5430f30c79383e4d2d87785468905fcb00bace58	WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	WEB

URL

Timeline

Published	2016-02-25	By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified	2026-10-15	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Published

2016-02-25

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-10-15

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

How VRT decided (5 of 24 rules ran)

5 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file no match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification decided it matched Outside Waratek scope Found in legacy manual classifications

6 non-java-upstream not reached A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component not reached The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side not reached Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven not reached An OSV.dev record of this CVE affecting a package published to Maven Central. When every such package is one business applications do not use (Minecraft mods and launchers, Fastjson) and no tracked product is named by CPE, it settles the CVE as Outside Waratek scope instead

10 cna-maven-package not reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product not reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint not reached A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug

18 open-source-maven not reached The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

19 poc-derivable not reached An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit not reached Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match not reached A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc not reached Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold not reached Medium or Low severity, no CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

24 no-exploit-published not reached Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

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