VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-5887

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability12.10%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-11-17
Last modified2026-10-09
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Description

The HTTP Digest Access Authentication implementation in Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.36, 6.x before 6.0.36, and 7.x before 7.0.30 does not properly check for stale nonce values in conjunction with enforcement of proper credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by sniffing the network for valid requests.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Primary references