CVE-2016-4460
Apache Pony Mail 0.6c through 0.8b allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.
CVE-2016-4460 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apache Pony Mail, published August 22, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.10%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 6.10%EPSS, 93rd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Apache Pony Mail 0.6c through 0.8b allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apache Pony Mail 0.6c through 0.8b allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.
- Record
CVE-2016-4460- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Apache Pony Mail 0.6c through 0.8b allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.
- Record
CVE-2016-4460- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5449No score
Apache Pony Mail 0.6c through 0.8b allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5449- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9rgh-jcqp-vvwc
Apache Pony Mail 0.6c through 0.8b allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.
Apache Pony Mail 0.6c through 0.8b allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.
- Record
GHSA-9rgh-jcqp-vvwc- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache Pony Mail 0.6c through 0.8b allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.
- Record
CVE-2016-4460- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.