CVE-2011-5063
Improper Authentication in Apache Tomcat
EPSS 2.0%
Description
The HTTP Digest Access Authentication implementation in Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.34, 6.x before 6.0.33, and 7.x before 7.0.12 does not check realm values, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the availability of a protection space with weaker authentication or authorization requirements, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1184.
How to fix CVE-2011-5063
To remediate CVE-2011-5063, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat—upgrade to 5.5.34 or later
Is CVE-2011-5063 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 5.5.0, < 5.5.34