CVE-2012-5886
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 17, 2012
- Updated
- Oct 9, 2026
- Reserved
- Nov 17, 2012
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21626891
- 51371third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1700vendor-advisory
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1392248
- RHSA-2013:0631vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:0640vendor-advisory
- USN-1637-1vendor-advisory
- 56403vdb-entry
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
- RHSA-2013:0648vendor-advisory
- tomcat-http-Digest-security-bypass(80407)vdb-entry
- RHSA-2013:0633vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:0629vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:0647vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:0632vendor-advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1380829
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0147vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:0623vendor-advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1377807
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1701vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:0726vendor-advisory
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