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SCA: security update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (GHSA-9xrj-439h-62hg)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 413563

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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.
 (CVE-2012-5886)

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 413563

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-5886

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/6/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5886

BID: 56403

cwe: CWE-287