CVE-2012-5886
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 8.8%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-287
- EPSS score
- 8.8% (95th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2022-3468)
- Published
- November 17, 2012
- NVD last modified
- October 9, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-3468 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 9, 2026.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apache / tomcat
- apache / tomcat
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References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0623.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0629.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0631.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0632.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0633.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0640.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0647.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0648.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0726.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51371
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1377807
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1380829
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1392248
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21626891
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56403
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1637-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80407
Last updated October 11, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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