CVE-2012-5886

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache Tomcat versions 5.5.x through 5.5.35 Apache Tomcat versions 6.x through 6.0.35 Apache Tomcat versions 7.x through 7.0.29

Description The issue concerns the HTTP Digest Access Authentication implementation, which caches information about the authenticated user within the session state. This makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication via vectors related to the session ID.

Recommendations For Apache Tomcat versions 5.5.x through 5.5.35, update to version 5.5.36 or later. For Apache Tomcat versions 6.x through 6.0.35, update to version 6.0.36 or later. For Apache Tomcat versions 7.x through 7.0.29, update to version 7.0.30 or later.