CVE-2016-2171
The User Manager service in Apache Jetspeed before 2.3.1 does not properly restrict access using...
CVE-2016-2171 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Jetspeed, published April 11, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 42.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 42.7%EPSS, 98th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The User Manager service in Apache Jetspeed before 2.3.1 does not properly restrict access using Jetspeed Security, which allows remote attackers to (1) add, (2) edit, or (3) delete users via the REST API.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The User Manager service in Apache Jetspeed before 2.3.1 does not properly restrict access using Jetspeed Security, which allows remote attackers to (1) add, (2) edit, or (3) delete users via the REST API.
- Record
CVE-2016-2171- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
The User Manager service in Apache Jetspeed before 2.3.1 does not properly restrict access using Jetspeed Security, which allows remote attackers to (1) add, (2) edit, or (3) delete users via the REST API.
- Record
CVE-2016-2171- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3259No score
The User Manager service in Apache Jetspeed before 2.3.1 does not properly restrict access using Jetspeed Security, which allows remote attackers to (1) add, (2) edit, or (3) delete users via the REST API.
- Record
EUVD-2016-3259- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q4gp-393m-x83p
The User Manager service in Apache Jetspeed before 2.3.1 does not properly restrict access using...
The User Manager service in Apache Jetspeed before 2.3.1 does not properly restrict access using Jetspeed Security, which allows remote attackers to (1) add, (2) edit, or (3) delete users via the REST API.
- Record
GHSA-q4gp-393m-x83p- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
portals.apache.org/jetspeed-2/security-reports.html
mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/portals-jetspeed-user/201603.mbox/%3CB9165E38-F3D8-496D-8642-8A53FCAC736A%40gmail.com%3E
haxx.ml/post/140552592371/remote-code-execution-in-apache-jetspeed-230-and
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2171
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q4gp-393m-x83p