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CVE-2016-15057 Public exploit Critical · 9.9 EPSS 3.9%

Apache Continuum: Command injection leading to RCE

Apache Software Foundation · Apache Continuum

Summary

Apache Continuum, from the Apache Software Foundation, contains a command injection flaw (CWE: improper neutralization of special elements used in a command) affecting all versions of the product, which is retired and will not receive a fix. An attacker with access to the installation's REST API can exploit it to run arbitrary commands on the server, requiring network access to that API and low-privileged authentication, with no user interaction needed.

Official description · CVE.org

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Continuum. This issue affects Apache Continuum: all versions. Attackers with access to the installations REST API can use this to invoke arbitrary commands on the server. As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Breakdown
73.0 / 100
Exploited
Yes, in VulnCheck KEV
Reports
0
Tactics
0/15

First seen exploited the day it was disclosed. Public exploit code (Metasploit) was available 10 years before disclosure.

  1. Public exploit codeMetasploit10 yrs before
  2. DisclosedFirst seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidenceday 0

techniques

No techniques linked

No ATT&CK techniques are linked to this CVE yet. MITRE CTID has not mapped it, and no report passage in the corpus ties it to a technique.

Am I affected? What do I upgrade to?

From GitHub Security Advisories and OSV

1 package in 1 ecosystem. Main package: org.apache.continuum:continuum.

Mavenorg.apache.continuum:continuumGHSA-77p9-w6pj-rmvg

No fixed version published. Check the advisory or remove the package.

Affected versions

If you runUpgrade to
1.4.2 and earlierNo fix published

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What security researchers reported

Not named in any threat report yet

Also mentioned in 32 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)

Weaker evidence

Pulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.

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