CVE-2012-5886

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Oct 9, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-287

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Nov 17, 2012
Last modified: Oct 9, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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