CVE-2013-2067

Description

java/org/apache/catalina/authenticator/FormAuthenticator.java in the form authentication feature in Apache Tomcat 6.0.21 through 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.33 does not properly handle the relationships between authentication requirements and sessions, which allows remote attackers to inject a request into a session by sending this request during completion of the login form, a variant of a session fixation attack.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.76% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0839.html vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc6.0.x/trunk/java/org/apache/catalina/authenticator/FormAuthenticator.java?r1=1417891&r2=1417890&pathrev=1417891 patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0964.html vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1417891 patch
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/java/org/apache/catalina/authenticator/FormAuthenticator.java?r1=1408044&r2=1408043&pathrev=1408044 patch
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0833.html vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1408044 patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.html vendor advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59799 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1841-1 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0834.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-05/0041.html mailing list
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02859c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc08a8987ae9f3a9b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2067?
CVE-2013-2067 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2067?
To fix CVE-2013-2067, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-2067 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-2067 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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