CVE-2012-3546

Apache Tomcat 6.x < 6.0.36 and 7.x < 7.0.30 - Security Constraint Bypass via /j_security_check URI

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

org/apache/catalina/realm/RealmBase.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.30, when FORM authentication is used, allows remote attackers to bypass security-constraint checks by leveraging a previous setUserPrincipal call and then placing /j_security_check at the end of a URI.

References (43)

Core 43
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0163.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0164.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0192.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0198.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0004.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0195.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0196.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0147.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0158.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0193.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0157.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0146.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0191.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0197.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0194.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0005.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0162.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0151.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0221.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0642.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027833
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1685-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0640.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0641.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19305
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56812
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0044.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51984
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/52054
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0623.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0235.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html

Scores

EPSS 0.1197
EPSS Percentile 95.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (42)
apache/tomcat 6.0
apache/tomcat 6.0.0 (2 CPE variants)
apache/tomcat 6.0.1 (2 CPE variants)
apache/tomcat 6.0.2 (3 CPE variants)
apache/tomcat 6.0.3
apache/tomcat 6.0.4
apache/tomcat 6.0.5
apache/tomcat 6.0.6
apache/tomcat 6.0.7
apache/tomcat 6.0.8
... and 32 more
Published Dec 19, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026