Improper Authentication Affecting org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina package, versions [7.0.0,7.0.30)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHETOMCAT-30904
  • published17 Jun 2014
  • disclosed17 Nov 2012
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 17 Nov 2012

CVE-2012-5886  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

Overview

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina The HTTP Digest Access Authentication implementation in Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.36, 6.x before 6.0.36, and 7.x before 7.0.30 caches information about the authenticated user within the session state, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication via vectors related to the session ID.

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