Session Fixation in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2015-5346

Vulnerability identifier: #VU87535

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5346

CWE-ID: CWE-384

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise accounts of other users.

The vulnerability exists due to an insecure way of handling sessions. A remote attacker can leverage the requestedSessionSSL field for an unintended request, related to CoyoteAdapter.java and Request.java and hijack web sessions of web application users.

Apache Tomcat
Fedora
FlashSystem 840 9840-AE1 & 9843-AE1
Storage Copy Data Management
FlashSystem 900 9840-AE2 and 9843-AE2
SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family
tomcat

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apache Tomcat - addressed in versions 7.0.66, 8.0.30, 9.0.0-M2
FlashSystem 840 9840-AE1 & 9843-AE1 - addressed in versions 1.3.0.6, 1.4.3.0
FlashSystem 900 9840-AE2 and 9843-AE2 - addressed in versions 1.3.0.6, 1.4.3.0
Storage Copy Data Management - update to 2.2.26.0
tomcat - addressed in versions 7.0.68-1.fc22, 7.0.68-2.fc22, 7.0.68-3.fc22, 7.0.70-2.el6, 8.0.32-3.fc23
SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family - addressed in versions 7.5.0.8, 7.6.1.3

• http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1713185
• https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=58809
• http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1713184
• http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1713187
• http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
• http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html
• http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1723414
• http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
• http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1723506
• http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Feb/143
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158626
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150442
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3609
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3024-1
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3552
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83323
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1087
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1088
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00047.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00085.html
• https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa118
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00069.html
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035069
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135890/Apache-Tomcat-Session-Fixation.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-09
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2808.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2807.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180531-0001/
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM FlashSystem models 840 and 900
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family
• Fedora 23 update for tomcat
• Fedora 22 update for tomcat
• Fedora 22 update for tomcat
• Fedora 22 update for tomcat
• Fedora EPEL 6 update for tomcat
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Copy Data Management