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TI-2016-09176 Aliases CVE-2016-15057GHSA-77p9-w6pj-rmvg

Apache Continuum: Command injection leading to RCE

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-77Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

** 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03888 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Continuumall versions—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.continuum:continuum (Maven)up to 1.4.2—No fix listedGHSA-77p9-w6pj-rmvg
  • Apache Continuum VendorApache Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.continuum:continuum (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 1.4.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-77p9-w6pj-rmvg

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:continuum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:continuum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-15057
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-77p9-w6pj-rmvg

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2011-00460 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Continuum 1.1 through 1.2.3.1, 1.3.6… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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