{"id":"CVE-2016-6497","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-6497","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:43:21.456Z","title":"main/java/org/apache/directory/groovyldap/LDAP.java in the Groovy LDAP API in Apache allows attackers to conduct LDAP entry poisoning attacks by leveraging setting returnObjFlag to true for all search methods.","description":"main/java/org/apache/directory/groovyldap/LDAP.java in the Groovy LDAP API in Apache allows attackers to conduct LDAP entry poisoning attacks by leveraging setting returnObjFlag to true for all search methods.","published":"2017-01-18T22:59:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:51:17.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security-alert@hpe.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-254"],"affected":["apache/groovy ldap"],"epss":{"score":0.05729,"percentile":0.92993,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.73%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/sandbox/szoerner/groovyldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/groovyldap/LDAP.java?r1=1765362&r2=1765361&pathrev=1765362&view=patch","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-alert@hpe.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95929","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security-alert@hpe.com"},{"url":"https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/directory-users/201610.mbox/%3Cb7d7e909-a8ed-1ab4-c853-4078c1e7624a%40stefan-seelmann.de%3E","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-alert@hpe.com"},{"url":"https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-16/materials/us-16-Munoz-A-Journey-From-JNDI-LDAP-Manipulation-To-RCE-wp.pdf","tags":["Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-alert@hpe.com"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html","tags":["Patch"],"source":"security-alert@hpe.com"},{"url":"http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/sandbox/szoerner/groovyldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/groovyldap/LDAP.java?r1=1765362&r2=1765361&pathrev=1765362&view=patch","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95929","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/directory-users/201610.mbox/%3Cb7d7e909-a8ed-1ab4-c853-4078c1e7624a%40stefan-seelmann.de%3E","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-16/materials/us-16-Munoz-A-Journey-From-JNDI-LDAP-Manipulation-To-RCE-wp.pdf","tags":["Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6497","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}