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CVE-2016-6816

Apache Software Foundation / Apache Tomcat PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

The code in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M11, 8.5.0 to 8.5.6, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.38, 7.0.0 to 7.0.72, and 6.0.0 to 6.0.47 that parsed the HTTP request line permitted invalid characters. This could be exploited, in conjunction with a proxy that also permitted the invalid characters but with a different interpretation, to inject data into the HTTP response. By manipulating the HTTP response the attacker could poison a web-cache, perform an XSS attack and/or obtain sensitive information from requests other then their own.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
Apache Software Foundation / Apache Tomcataffected 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M11; affected 8.5.0 to 8.5.6; affected 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.38; affected 7.0.0 to 7.0.72; affected 6.0.0 to 6.0.47; affected Earlier, unsupported versions may also be affected.

CWE

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References

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CVE

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