CVE-2016-6496

Description

The LDAP directory connector in Atlassian Crowd before 2.8.8 and 2.9.x before 2.9.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP attribute with a crafted serialized Java object, aka LDAP entry poisoning.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.11% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory atlassian.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CWD-4790 issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539655/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-16/materials/us-16-Munoz-A-Journey-From-JNDI-LDAP-Manipulation-To-RCE-wp.pdf not applicable
https://confluence.atlassian.com/crowd/crowd-security-advisory-2016-10-19-856697283.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93826 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6496?
CVE-2016-6496 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6496?
To fix CVE-2016-6496, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6496 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-6496 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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