Apache Shiro before 1.2.5, when a cipher key has not been configured for the "remember me" feature, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or bypass intended access restrictions via an unspecified request parameter.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-p836-389h-j692 Improper Access Control in Apache Shiro
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7139-1 Apache Shiro vulnerability
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Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:30:00 +0900


Wed, 22 Oct 2025 05:30:00 +0900


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Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:15:00 +0900

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Weaknesses CWE-321
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2021-11-03'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:55:51.717Z

Reserved: 2016-05-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4437

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:24.897Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-06-07T14:06:13.247

Modified: 2025-10-22T00:15:52.760

Link: CVE-2016-4437

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-06-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-4437 - Bugzilla

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