Is CVE-2012-5887 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5887 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-5887?

CVE-2012-5887 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-5887

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 12.1%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 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.

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: 12.1% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2022-1939)
Published: November 17, 2012
NVD last modified: October 9, 2026
Status: Analyzed

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-1939 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 9, 2026.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apache / tomcat

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0623.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0629.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0631.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0632.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0633.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0640.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0647.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0648.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0726.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/51371(Broken Link)
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1377807(Permissions Required)
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1380829(Permissions Required)
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1392248(Permissions Required)
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(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56403(Broken Link)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1637-1(Third Party Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79809(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated October 11, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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