Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat
CVE-2012-4431
org/apache/catalina/filters/CsrfPreventionFilter.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.32 allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection mechanism via a request that lacks a session identifier.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.091 (95.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.091 · newest: 0.091 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat — versions 6.0, 6.0.0, 6.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18541 (signature, vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0045.html (mailing-list)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00051.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1685-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/56814 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00080.html (vendor-advisory)
- h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0268.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-4431?
- CVE-2012-4431 is a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, classified under CWE-264. Published 2012-12-19.
- Is CVE-2012-4431 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.