CVE-2012-5886

Summary

CVECVE-2012-5886
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-11-17 19:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.20 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.21 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.22 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.23 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.25 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.26 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.27 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.28 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.29 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.30 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.31 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.32 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.33 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.34 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.35 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.7 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.8 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.9 All All All
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 7.0.4 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
IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management v4.0.1 (CVE-2012-5885, CVE-2012-5886, CVE-2012-5887) - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
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
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
Apache Tomcat® - Apache Tomcat 7 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.apache.org Vendor Advisory
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1377807 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org
Apache Tomcat DIGEST Authentication Multiple Security Weaknesses af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
USN-1637-1: Tomcat vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Apache Tomcat - Apache Tomcat 5 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.apache.org Vendor Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2013:0147-1: moderate: tomcat6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.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
Apache Tomcat® - Apache Tomcat 6 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.apache.org Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1380829 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1392248 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org
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