CVE-2012-5886

medium

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.

References

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9xrj-439h-62hg

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80407

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1637-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56403

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21626891

http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html

http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html

http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1392248

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1380829

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1377807

http://secunia.com/advisories/51371

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0726.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0648.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0647.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0640.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0633.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0632.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0631.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0629.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0623.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-11-17

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00558