RULE(RULE ID:330017)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2020-04-02
Rule Name: Shiro RememberMe Deserialization Vulnerability (CVE-2016-4437)
Severity:
CVE ID:
Rule Protection Details
Description: 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. This rule works with Shiro before 1.2.5. If Shiro 1.2.5 or later is be used, please turn off this rule.
Impact: An attacker can execute arbitrary code via a successful exploit in the context of the vulnerable software.
Affected OS: Windows, Linux
Reference: SecurityFocusBID:91024
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538570/100/0/threaded
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137310/Apache-Shiro-1.2.4-Information-Disclosure.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html
Solutions
The vendors have released upgrade patches to fix vulnerabilities, please visit:
http://shiro.apache.org/download.html