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CVE-2016-6801

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-6801 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Apache Jackrabbit-Webdav versions 2.4.x, 2.6.x, 2.8.x, 2.10.x, 2.12.x, and 2.13.x. This flaw allows remote attackers to hijack authenticated user sessions to create resources by manipulating or omitting the Content-Type header in HTTP POST requests. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, as it can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:jackrabbit:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:jackrabbit:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:jackrabbit:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:jackrabbit:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:jackrabbit:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0229 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-webdavFixed in: 2.4.6
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-webdavFixed in: 2.6.6
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-webdavFixed in: 2.8.3
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-webdavFixed in: 2.10.4
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-webdavFixed in: 2.12.4
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-webdavFixed in: 2.13.3

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-9fc7-rhq3-wm7xhigh

Apache Jackrabbit Authentication Hijacking Vulnerability

May 17, 2022

References

issues.apache.org / jira/browse/JCR-4009
Vendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3679
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/09/14/6
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/92966
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry