Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat
CVE-2015-5346
Session fixation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.66, 8.x before 8.0.30, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2, when different session settings are used for deployments of multiple versions of the same web application, might allow remote attackers to hijack web sessions by leveraging use of a requestedSessionSSL field for an unintended request, related to CoyoteAdapter.java and Request.java.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.106 (95.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.106 · newest: 0.106 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat — versions 7.0.0, 7.0.2, 7.0.4
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-09 (vendor-advisory)
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Feb/143 (mailing-list)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00085.html (vendor-advisory)
- tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3024-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00047.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530 (vendor-advisory)
- svn.apache.org/viewvc
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5346?
- CVE-2015-5346 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2016-02-25.
- How severe is CVE-2015-5346?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-5346 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.