Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU64546

Input validation error in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2014-0033

Published: June 21, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU64546

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0033

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a session fixation attack

The vulnerability exists due to org/apache/catalina/connector/CoyoteAdapter.java in Apache Tomcat does not consider the disableURLRewriting setting when handling a session ID in a URL. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted URL and perform a session fixation attack.

Affected software

Apache Tomcat
FlashSystem 840 9840-AE1 & 9843-AE1

How to mitigate CVE-2014-0033

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apache Tomcat - update to 6.0.38
FlashSystem 840 9840-AE1 & 9843-AE1 - update to 1.1.2.2

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