CVE-2012-5887

Tomcat vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

12.1%

EPSS pct

96th

Exploited

No known

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 does not properly check for stale nonce values in conjunction with enforcement of proper credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by sniffing the network for valid requests.

Affected vendor

Apache

Affected product

Tomcat

CVSS vector

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

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Published

2012-11-17

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 12.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

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