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CVE-2012-5886


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.


Published

2012-11-17T19:55:02.767

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-287

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application apache tomcat 5.5.0 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.1 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.2 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.3 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.4 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.5 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.6 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.7 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.8 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.9 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.10 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.11 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.12 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.13 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.14 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.15 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.16 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.17 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.18 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.19 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.20 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.21 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.22 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.23 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.24 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.25 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.26 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.27 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.28 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.29 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.30 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.31 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.32 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.33 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.34 Yes
Application apache tomcat 5.5.35 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.0 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.0 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.1 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.1 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.2 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.2 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.2 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.3 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.4 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.4 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.5 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.6 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.6 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.7 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.7 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.7 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.8 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.8 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.9 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.9 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.10 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.11 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.12 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.13 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.14 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.15 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.16 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.17 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.18 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.19 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.20 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.24 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.26 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.27 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.28 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.29 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.30 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.31 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.32 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.33 Yes
Application apache tomcat 6.0.35 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.0 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.0 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.1 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.2 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.2 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.3 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.4 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.4 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.5 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.6 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.7 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.8 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.9 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.10 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.11 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.12 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.13 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.14 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.15 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.16 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.17 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.18 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.19 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.20 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.21 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.22 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.23 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.25 Yes
Application apache tomcat 7.0.28 Yes

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