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CVE-2012-5886

Improper Authentication

Published: Nov 17, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
5 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5886
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html

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.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
TomcatApache5.5.0 (including)5.5.0 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.1 (including)5.5.1 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.2 (including)5.5.2 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.3 (including)5.5.3 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.4 (including)5.5.4 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.5 (including)5.5.5 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.6 (including)5.5.6 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.7 (including)5.5.7 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.8 (including)5.5.8 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.9 (including)5.5.9 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.10 (including)5.5.10 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.11 (including)5.5.11 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.12 (including)5.5.12 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.13 (including)5.5.13 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.14 (including)5.5.14 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.15 (including)5.5.15 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.16 (including)5.5.16 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.17 (including)5.5.17 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.18 (including)5.5.18 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.19 (including)5.5.19 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.20 (including)5.5.20 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.21 (including)5.5.21 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.22 (including)5.5.22 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.23 (including)5.5.23 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.24 (including)5.5.24 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.25 (including)5.5.25 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.26 (including)5.5.26 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.27 (including)5.5.27 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.28 (including)5.5.28 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.29 (including)5.5.29 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.30 (including)5.5.30 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.31 (including)5.5.31 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.32 (including)5.5.32 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.33 (including)5.5.33 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.34 (including)5.5.34 (including)
TomcatApache5.5.35 (including)5.5.35 (including)
JBEWP 5 for RHEL 5RedHatjbossweb-0:2.1.13-3_patch_02.ep5.el5*
JBEWP 5 for RHEL 6RedHatjbossweb-0:2.1.13-4_patch_02.ep5.el6*
JBoss Data Grid 6.1RedHat*
JBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.3RedHat*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHattomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_9*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHattomcat6-0:6.0.24-52.el6_4*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2RedHat*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4RedHatjbossweb-0:2.1.13-3_patch_02.ep5.el4*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5RedHatjbossweb-0:2.1.13-3_patch_02.ep5.el5*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6RedHatjbossweb-0:2.1.13-4_patch_02.ep5.el6*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0RedHat*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5RedHatjbossweb-0:7.0.17-4.Final_redhat_3.ep6.el5*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6RedHatjbossweb-0:7.0.17-4.Final_redhat_3.ep6.el6*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5RedHattomcat6-0:6.0.35-6_patch_06.ep6.el5*
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6RedHattomcat6-0:6.0.35-29_patch_06.ep6.el6*
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3RedHat*
Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.2RedHat*
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.0RedHat*
Tomcat5.5Ubuntuhardy*
Tomcat5.5Ubuntuupstream*
Tomcat6Ubuntulucid*
Tomcat6Ubuntuoneiric*
Tomcat6Ubuntuprecise*
Tomcat6Ubuntuquantal*
Tomcat6Ubuntuupstream*
Tomcat7Ubuntuoneiric*
Tomcat7Ubuntuprecise*
Tomcat7Ubuntuupstream*

Potential Mitigations

References

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