Description
When using FORM authentication with Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.29, 8.5.0 to 8.5.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.98 there was a narrow window where an attacker could perform a session fixation attack. The window was considered too narrow for an exploit to be practical but, erring on the side of caution, this issue has been treated as a security vulnerability.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Tomcat | 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.29; 8.5.0 to 8.5.49; 7.0.0 to 7.0.98 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00013.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8b4c1db8300117b28a0f3f743c0b9e3f964687a690cdf9662a884bbd%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6ccee4e849bc77df0840c7f853f6bd09d426f6741247da2b7429d5d9%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raba0fabaf4d56d4325ab2aca8814f0b30a237ab83d8106b115ee279a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reb9a66f176df29b9a832caa95ebd9ffa3284e8f4922ec4fa3ad8eb2e%40%3Cissues.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00024.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/43Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-43Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200107-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4251-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4596Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4680Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00013.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8b4c1db8300117b28a0f3f743c0b9e3f964687a690cdf9662a884bbd%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6ccee4e849bc77df0840c7f853f6bd09d426f6741247da2b7429d5d9%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raba0fabaf4d56d4325ab2aca8814f0b30a237ab83d8106b115ee279a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reb9a66f176df29b9a832caa95ebd9ffa3284e8f4922ec4fa3ad8eb2e%40%3Cissues.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00024.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/43Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-43Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200107-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4251-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4596Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4680Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 23, 2019
- Last modified
- Oct 8, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified