CVE-2016-6496 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Atlassian Crowd versions before 2.8.8 and 2.9.x before 2.9.5. Attackers can exploit this flaw by injecting a crafted serialized Java object into an LDAP attribute, leading to arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, its high severity and ease of exploitation warrant immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:crowd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:crowd:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:crowd:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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