CVE-2012-5886
Improper Authentication in Apache Tomcat
EPSS 0.59%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2012-5886
To remediate CVE-2012-5886, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina—upgrade to 5.5.36 or later
Is CVE-2012-5886 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 5.5.0, < 5.5.36