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CVE-2016-4437

9.8 CRITICAL Known exploited Published 2016-06-07 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Apache Shiro Code Execution Vulnerability — Apache Shiro

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.

Added to KEV
2021-11-03
Remediation due
2022-05-03
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4437
Status
Analyzed
Published
2016-06-07
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-321

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.

Affected configurations

• apache aurora (>= 0.10.0 < 0.18.1) • apache shiro (< 1.2.5) • redhat fuse 1.0 • redhat jboss middleware text-only advisories 1.0

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-321 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key weakness

References