#VU64536 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2012-5885

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#VU64536 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apache Tomcat - CVE-2012-5885

Published: June 21, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU64536
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5885
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Tomcat
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass intended access restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to replay-countermeasure functionality in the HTTP Digest Access Authentication implementation in Apache Tomcat tracks cnonce (aka client nonce) values instead of nonce (aka server nonce) and nc (aka nonce-count) values. A remote attacker can bypass intended access restrictions by sniffing the network for valid requests


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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