CVE-2012-4431

Summary

CVECVE-2012-4431
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-12-19 11:55:54 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionorg/apache/catalina/filters/CsrfPreventionFilter.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.32 allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection mechanism via a request that lacks a session identifier.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 alpha All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.1 alpha All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.2 alpha All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.2 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.20 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.26 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.27 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.28 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.29 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.30 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.31 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.32 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.33 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.35 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.4 alpha All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.6 alpha All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.7 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.7 alpha All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.7 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.8 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.8 alpha All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.9 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.9 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.2 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.20 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.21 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.22 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.23 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.25 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.28 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.30 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.4 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.7 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.8 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2013:0161-1: moderate: update for tomcat6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1393088 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Patch
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
openSUSE-SU-2012:1701-1: moderate: update for tomcat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2012:1700-1: moderate: update for tomcat6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[Apache-SVN] Diff of /tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/webapps/docs/changelog.xml af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Patch
Apache Tomcat® - Apache Tomcat 7 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
openSUSE-SU-2013:0192-1: moderate: libtcnative-1-0 and tomcat6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02866 SSRT101139 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Apache, Remote Denial of Service (D' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
openSUSE-SU-2013:0147-1: moderate: tomcat6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-1685-1: Tomcat vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
NEOHAPSIS - Peace of Mind Through Integrity and Insight af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
[Apache-SVN] Diff of /tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/java/org/apache/catalina/filters/CsrfPreventionFilter.java af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Patch
h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hp.com
Apache Tomcat® - Apache Tomcat 6 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBST02955 rev.1 - HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software, 3rd party Software' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Apache Tomcat Bug Lets Remote Users Bypass Cross-Site Request Forgery Prevention Filter - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Apache Tomcat CVE-2012-4431 Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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