CVE-2016-6496

Critical

Published: 09/12/2016(UTC)Translated: 14/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

The LDAP directory connector in Atlassian Crowd before 2.8.8 and 2.9.x before 2.9.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP attribute with a crafted serialized Java object.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Atlassian Crowd to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

The LDAP directory connector in Atlassian Crowd before 2.8.8 and 2.9.x before 2.9.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP attribute with a crafted serialized Java object, aka LDAP entry poisoning.