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TI-2016-01982 Aliases CVE-2016-2171GHSA-q4gp-393m-x83p

The User Manager service in Apache Jetspeed before 2.3.1 does not properly restrict…

Priority MEDIUM 61CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.42673 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:jetspeed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.3.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:jetspeed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2171
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q4gp-393m-x83p

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2016-00638 Directory traversal vulnerability in the Import/Export function in the Portal Site… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2016-00639 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the User Manager service in Apache Jetspeed… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-14168 Apache Portals Jetspeed XSS, CSRF, SSRF, and XXE issues CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-00641 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Jetspeed before 2.3.1 allows remote… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2016-00640 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Apache Jetspeed before 2.3.1 allow… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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