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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-3546

Original release date:12/19/2012
Last revised:03/23/2013
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

org/apache/catalina/realm/RealmBase.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.30, when FORM authentication is used, allows remote attackers to bypass security-constraint checks by leveraging a previous setUserPrincipal call and then placing /j_security_check at the end of a URI.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:4.3 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized modification

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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/webapps/docs/changelog.xml?r1=1377892&r2=1377891&pathrev=1377892
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/webapps/docs/changelog.xml?r1=1377892&r2=1377891&pathrev=1377892
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/java/org/apache/catalina/realm/RealmBase.java?r1=1377892&r2=1377891&pathrev=1377892
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/java/org/apache/catalina/realm/RealmBase.java?r1=1377892&r2=1377891&pathrev=1377892
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-1685-1
Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1685-1
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1027833
Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027833
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1377892
Hyperlink:http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1377892
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 52054
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/52054
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 51984
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/51984
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0642
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0642.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0641
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0641.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0640
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0640.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0623
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0623.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0235
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0235.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0221
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0221.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0198
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0198.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0197
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0197.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0196
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0196.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0195
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0195.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0194
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0194.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0193
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0193.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0192
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0192.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0191
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0191.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0164
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0164.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0163
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0163.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0162
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0162.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0158
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0158.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0157
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0157.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0151
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0151.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0147
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0147.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0146
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0146.html
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2013:0004
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0004.html
External Source: SUSE
Name: openSUSE-SU-2013:0147
Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html
External Source: SUSE
Name: openSUSE-SU-2012:1701
Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html
External Source: SUSE
Name: openSUSE-SU-2012:1700
Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20121204 CVE-2012-3546 Apache Tomcat Bypass of security constraints
Hyperlink:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0044.html

Vulnerable software and versions

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* Denotes Vulnerable Software
* Changes related to vulnerability configurations

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)
  • Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)
CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3546