#VU25002 Session Fixation in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2019-17563
Published: February 6, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25002
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17563
CWE-ID: CWE-384
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Tomcat
Apache Tomcat
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a session fixation attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when FORM authentication is used in Apache Tomcat. A remote attacker can use a narrow window to perform a session fixation attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00013.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8b4c1db8300117b28a0f3f743c0b9e3f964687a690cdf9662a884bbd%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/43
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200107-0001/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4596